Head First C# Code: Chapter 2, It's all just code
You're a programmer, not just an IDE-user.
You can get a lot of work done using the IDE. But there's only so far it can take you. Sure, there are a lot of repetitive tasks that you do when you build an application. And the IDE is great at doing those things for you. But working with the IDE is only the beginning. You can get your programs to do so much more—and writing C# code is how you do it. Once you get the hang of coding, there's nothing your programs can't do.
