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Well org mode in emacs allows you to do that. I expect anyone reading Hackernews is probably better served by something like org mode in emacs running on some s

Well org mode in emacs allows you to do that. I expect anyone reading Hackernews is probably better served by something like org mode in emacs running on some server that is remotely accessible. Then you can use something like tramp to connect to it and edit all your notes in one place. Alternatively just put them under version control and you are able to edit them offline. I really don't see how an app that implements maybe 1% of all useful features a good editor has could compete for the attention of technical users.

mbrock 11y ago
Can you imagine collaborating with someone who doesn't know how to use Org-mode?
- orbifold 11y ago
  Org mode works on text files that are formatted in a specific way, the basic syntax is not more or less complicated than Markdown, so you can in principle use it from any editor you want. The way I usually collaborate on things like papers / technical documentation is to assign specific sections, parts of the exposition to different people. I think it is rarely productive to edit the same part of the document at the same time, but I might be wrong or simply haven't found a use case. Admittedly so far I have used Latex for serious projects, there you simply create a master skeleton file and then people work on different sections individually. The choice of editor then doesn't matter. Something similar could be done with org mode. I've only used org mode only for personal note taking, todo lists and drafting documentation, but I would imagine it would scale fairly well to small teams using it.
  - mbrock 11y ago
    You claimed that ANYONE on Hacker News would be better served by using org-mode through tramp on a remote server. If instead you had only said that YOU enjoy doing that, there would be nothing to disagree with. Generally, I think it's a pretty good principle to refrain from making blanket statements about how other peoples' projects are unnecessary or whatever.
    - buster 11y ago
      He said "probably better served"..
k2enemy 11y ago
I'm currently using vimwiki with md syntax, which I like better than org mode. I'm pretty happy with it, although sometimes I would like to drop in an inline image or have md rendered in nice fonts in a native app.

mbrock 11y ago

Can you imagine collaborating with someone who doesn't know how to use Org-mode?

orbifold 11y ago
Org mode works on text files that are formatted in a specific way, the basic syntax is not more or less complicated than Markdown, so you can in principle use it from any editor you want. The way I usually collaborate on things like papers / technical documentation is to assign specific sections, parts of the exposition to different people. I think it is rarely productive to edit the same part of the document at the same time, but I might be wrong or simply haven't found a use case. Admittedly so far I have used Latex for serious projects, there you simply create a master skeleton file and then people work on different sections individually. The choice of editor then doesn't matter. Something similar could be done with org mode. I've only used org mode only for personal note taking, todo lists and drafting documentation, but I would imagine it would scale fairly well to small teams using it.
- mbrock 11y ago
  You claimed that ANYONE on Hacker News would be better served by using org-mode through tramp on a remote server. If instead you had only said that YOU enjoy doing that, there would be nothing to disagree with. Generally, I think it's a pretty good principle to refrain from making blanket statements about how other peoples' projects are unnecessary or whatever.
  - buster 11y ago
    He said "probably better served"..

k2enemy 11y ago

I'm currently using vimwiki with md syntax, which I like better than org mode. I'm pretty happy with it, although sometimes I would like to drop in an inline image or have md rendered in nice fonts in a native app.