[rigonkulous]

Well your point didn't come across at all, just sayin'.

But here's the point: All IDE's eventually become liabilities as they attempt to become an operating system.

Better to just use a text editor, learn to use the build tools, navigate the filesystem with tools that don't have plugins sourced from external sources, etc.

Of course, if your language and execution environment of choice don't allow this, thats another thing entirely. I know you can't do proper javascript development without an IDE - and that's the issue, actually. You shouldn't need a special editor with bells and whistles to do development, and on that point I agree with you entirely.