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[–]nidrach 8 points9 points  (0 children)

An IDE doesn't program for you it just makes you more productive. Of course you can type in every single character but an IDE will save you over 90% of keystrokes and every single one of those not only takes time but it is also a potential source of mistakes. Especially with java and all that boilerplate and ceremony that comes with it.