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by SkyMarshal 5561 days ago
Eh, was Oliver Steele, not PG. Old essay, somehow I started attributing it to PG instead:

http://osteele.com/archives/2004/11/ides

Perhaps out of date now, given what IDE's can do, though I personally still prefer to learn a language and toolchain with a text editor, then graduate to Eclipse for the benefits you mention.