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probably the biggest change in perception for me as a developer in the past few years has been my appreciation for IDEs. i used to categorically reject them as over-engineered and clunky, but @JetBrainsRider has transformed the way i wrote C# and i cant go back.
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i still appreciate text editors and the gymnastics you can perform in vim or sublime text, but a tool with deep knowledge of the semantics and idioms of the language you're using is a whole other animal