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I'd typically rather have more information about the file I'm currently working on rather than a bunch of different files open. When I'm using a text editor I'l

I'd typically rather have more information about the file I'm currently working on rather than a bunch of different files open. When I'm using a text editor I'll want multiple text windows, but that's because navigation between files is much harder in that environment.

aerique 11y ago
One can also have multiple views on one file (at least Emacs can) which is another good for having multiple buffers side-by-side instead of one single buffer.