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simondotautoday at 5:24 AM1 replyview on HN

So long as I can do those things within the editor, it is an IDE in every respect other than pedantry.


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waterTanukitoday at 5:41 AM

You're right, the meaning has become pedantic so I'd put forward a new term because the line between editor and IDE is blurred... but there's still a vast difference between editing on vscode vs IDEA or Goland.

ILE? Integrated Language Environment. The former caters to a specific language ecosystem. Text editors are polyglots by contrast.