dev env (Score 1)

Management should strive to enforce a policy in which projects/code are checked out and built with a minimal set of compilation tools. i.e. javac, gcc, etc. libraries, dependencies included. "Development Environments" have clouded our view of simplicity. I do believe that a company should provide a standard base image so that developers can get up and running, but the real issue is eliminating the dependencies of IDE's and tools that people have grown to think that they need. I believe I should be able to check out a project and build it with a minimal amount of effort. Further development can take place with whatever tool I choose. Its about code independence not tool dependence. As for choosing the language... This is a hard fight unless you are an architect. Companies will usually dictate this.