On Thu, 18 Apr 2013, Greg Schmitz wrote:
> Well I've been away from programing for a while (7 years??)
>
> I started out in the 1980s using Epsilon on a PC under DOS. Then I started
> using Slackware and was thrilled to find EMACS. But for many things I found
> VIM (and Elvis) handy tools too. Now I use EMACS daily, mostly for text
> editing, but also for keeping track of time. Recently I picked up a copy of
> Drew Neil's book, PRACTICAL VIM; EDIT TEXT AT THE SPEED OF THOUGHT (Dallas:
> The Pragmatic Bookshelf, 2012. ISBN-13: 978-1-934356-98-2) from the UAA
> Consortium Library new arrivals book shelf. I've enjoyed this thread but
> don't understand what the problem is. Use one editor, use them all - each
> have their strengths.
There is no problem, this is one of the oldest geek entertainment memes on
the Internet.
That said, that's not to say that there aren't nuggets of truth being thrown
about by both sides...
--Arthur Corliss
Live Free or Die
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