IDEs initially became possible when developing via a console or terminal.

GNU Emacs, an extensible editor that is commonly used as an IDE on Unix-like systems They commonly use function keys or hotkeys to execute frequently used commands or macros. While most modern IDEs are graphical, text-based IDEs such as Turbo Pascal were in popular use before the availability of windowing systems like Microsoft Windows and the X Window System (X11). However, there are many multiple-language IDEs.

Some IDEs are dedicated to a specific programming language, allowing a feature set that most closely matches the programming paradigms of the language. For example, code can be continuously parsed while it is being edited, providing instant feedback when syntax errors are introduced, thus allowing developers to debug code much faster and more easily with an IDE. Tighter integration of all development tasks has the potential to improve overall productivity beyond just helping with setup tasks. Reducing setup time can increase developer productivity, especially in cases where learning to use the IDE is faster than manually integrating and learning all of the individual tools. One aim of the IDE is to reduce the configuration necessary to piece together multiple development utilities, instead, it provides the same set of capabilities as one cohesive unit.

This contrasts with software development using unrelated tools, such as vi, GDB, GCC, or make. This program typically provides many features for authoring, modifying, compiling, deploying and debugging software. IDEs present a single program in which all development is done. Integrated development environments are designed to maximize programmer productivity by providing tight-knit components with similar user interfaces. Vim with integrated auto-completion and linting through an external plugin

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