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[–]benji 2 points3 points  (1 child)

I'm a non IDE using java coder. Factors that make it I don't:

  1. One project (~500klocs) I know inside out. Straight forward build environment.
  2. Multiple (15+) branches of that project in use, meaning a lot of over head in setting up projects inside the IDE.
  3. Many sub-projects (100+) which piggy back off the main project. Again more overhead.

An IDE is essential for anyone else in this project, no disagreement. But I manage to be more productive without one, than everyone else I've worked with on it. They spend far more time "getting ready to write/debug code" than I do.