#editor wars

[linux-opinions]

The text editor debate is pointless. I'm right here, and I've been the same for the past forty years. The only change might be that I've been ported to ncurses.

bad take 👎 Linux users love to argue arcane semantics, and you would take that away from them? 😞

some things should remain undecided for the common good.

[mirqmarq428]

"The editor wars are stupid because I'm right"

vs

"the editor wars are stupid because it splits us into polarized factions"

vs

"the editor wars are good because they keep the passion for these programs alive"

[nixcraft]

vim

[mirqmarq428]

> emacs cultist

ah, it seems we are mortal enemies, as it was preordained by the gods.

Vim user? Cool! You do you.

i also like vim, and it's my primary editor. The vim i use just so happens to be Emacs...

[hemthead]

I am once again _considering_ emacs, pray for me...

[tarffie]

*set an alias vim="emacs -nw"* see? it wasn't that hard fixing vim

[mirqmarq428]

Opinions on the Helix editor?

I haven't tried it, simply because neovim (and later Emacs) did what I wanted already.

That said, the lack of an extension system is basically a deal-breaker imo.

[mirqmarq428]

Worst Emacs take I've seen this week

#Emacs is fanboyed by #Unix philosophers even though it's worse than #SystemD.

I call it #StallmanOS because it's effectively #Stallman's all-in-one solution.

Emacs is more of an #Office suite:

Many also say #GNU/Emacs is an operating system without a good #editor...

It's also more archaic to use than #vi, #vim or #neovim and IMHO offers no advantages over #nano or ga #ne...

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