> An editor, a shell and a browser is all you need.
That's great that those are all you need, but they aren't all I need. I wouldn't be able to do the work I do with only those tools. And you wouldn't be able to do the work I do with only those tools either. :-)
Not comparing the value of my work or yours or our skills in selecting and using tools, just saying that the work we do is quite different, and requires different tools, even though we may both be called programmers.
> I feel sorry for all MS devs who have to use so many platform-specific tools.
Don't feel sorry. I'm not even an MS dev these days and I have a very lengthy list of tools I use routinely. (See elsewhere on this page.) And I like it that way: I'm happy that there are so many great tools available to me.
That's great that those are all you need, but they aren't all I need. I wouldn't be able to do the work I do with only those tools. And you wouldn't be able to do the work I do with only those tools either. :-)
Not comparing the value of my work or yours or our skills in selecting and using tools, just saying that the work we do is quite different, and requires different tools, even though we may both be called programmers.
> I feel sorry for all MS devs who have to use so many platform-specific tools.
Don't feel sorry. I'm not even an MS dev these days and I have a very lengthy list of tools I use routinely. (See elsewhere on this page.) And I like it that way: I'm happy that there are so many great tools available to me.