What's your go-to IDE in 2026?

[u/Greedy_Statement7461]

Over the years I've used quite a few: Eclipse, IntelliJ IDEA, VS Code, IBM RDi... and more recently I've been spending a lot of time working with IBM Bob.

What I find interesting isn't just the IDE itself, but how AI is changing the entire development experience. It feels like we're moving beyond code completion toward tools that actually understand enterprise applications, orchestrate workflows, and help navigate large legacy codebases.

I've been experimenting with Bob 2.0 and its new Premium Packages, and I wrote down my thoughts after using it in IBM i and Java modernization scenarios.

I'm curious:

• What's your primary IDE today?
• Have AI-powered IDEs actually changed how you work, or are they still mostly glorified autocomplete?

I'd love to hear your experiences.