"Advanced developers who learned how to code on what would be considered bare bones IDEs"
Anyone who learned to code on an IDE has no right to call themselves a developer let alone an advanced developer.
If however, you learned to code using BRIEF or notepad.exe as your editor then you are entitled.
I do agree though that bloat is finally being seen as a curse.
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9136280/Opinion_The_end_of_bloatware_The_return_of_programming_s_golden_age_
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"Advanced developers who learned how to code on what would be considered bare bones IDEs" Anyone who learned to code on an IDE has no right to call themselves a developer let alone an advanced developer. If however, you learned to code using BRIEF or notepad.exe as your editor then you are entitled. I do agree though that bloat is finally being seen as a curse. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9136280/Opinion_The_end_of_bloatware_The_return_of_programming_s_golden_age_