Programming environments

We know that computers are powerful problem solvers and it is only natural to focus some of that power to the problem of writing programs. A programming environment is the set of programs which make programming possible. A good programming environment makes it easier to write good programs. I'm not sure if a bad programming environment makes it easier to write bad programs or harder to write good programs; probably a bit of both. What we all strive for is a better environment and I urge readers to contribute their ideas on how we can improve our programming environments.