The creator of Node.js asks if anyone still uses an IDE

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Post by aanthonymax » Fri, Jul 31, 2026, 1:30 PM UTC

The creator of Node.js asks if anyone still uses an IDE
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Re: The creator of Node.js asks if anyone still uses an IDE

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Post by brunoborges » Fri, Jul 31, 2026, 1:46 PM UTC

Granted, it has been months that I don't use an IDE, but that's also because I am working full time on the developer tools ecosystem.

But when it comes to troubleshooting and debugging, especially business logic, I image based on my past experience working on insurance and banking systems, that I would still rely on an IDE to dive into the code.

I have a hunch that his tweet will not hit the demographic of 9-to-5 developers working in maintenance of boring business systems.

Re: The creator of Node.js asks if anyone still uses an IDE

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Post by JohnFen » Fri, Jul 31, 2026, 2:09 PM UTC

At work, we use IDEs as much as ever. At home, I stopped using IDEs over a decade ago. But I also don't do any Javascript programming, either at work or at home. That might matter.