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People said V8 is power hungry and drain the battery so much. A few days ago I forgot to bring the power adaptor, so I have no choice but run on battery. Then,

People said V8 is power hungry and drain the battery so much. A few days ago I forgot to bring the power adaptor, so I have no choice but run on battery. Then, I try again today. And here is the result: Day 1: Atom and Google Chrome: https://mobile.twitter.com/Edditoria/status/785848811604377601/photo/1 https://mobile.twitter.com/Edditoria/status/7858488116043776... Day 2: Sublime Text and Safari: https://mobile.twitter.com/Edditoria/status/785848811604377601/photo/2 https://mobile.twitter.com/Edditoria/status/7858488116043776... I didn't disable any packages and extensions, because I need them for daily work. So the result represent what I actually need. I also intended to avoid activities other than coding and checking email. In short, Sublime Text and Safari survive longer. But Atom and Chrome are usable, at least. For me, I will continue to use Atom and Chrome. Because Atom is more direct and user-friendly to me, and I feel much better on Chrome Dev Tool (sorry but feel better than Firefox). Another reason is that I can show others who want to learn programming. The licence for ST is not cheap for them. I know 2-days testing is not enough, so would try again if I can. First time to comment here. Sorry for bad English.

qwertyuiop924 10y ago
Why not teach the newbies on Emacs? I'm only half joking. In its graphical incarnation, it's not exactly pretty, but fairly user-friendly, minus a few relatively easy-to-learn keyboard shortcuts. Within month it'll be second nature to them. But I still wouldn't recommend it.
- gabrielgoh 10y ago
  my major gripe with emacs and vim is that the keyboard shortcuts (out of the box) are completely alien. This really fucks with my muscle memory and actually slows me down. I'm sure this is fixable with complex config files, but that sorta defeats the purpose of emacs, where you should be able to edit files from the command line anywhere without messing about too much.
  - qwertyuiop924 10y ago
    Teach 'em how to get to CUA-mode then, which has all the familiar shortcuts.
  - amorphid 10y ago
    I have crappy finger dexterity. Makes vim and emacs no fun.
    - qwertyuiop924 10y ago
      That's... really unfortunate. Have you looked into customization to potentially make them usable for you? It's fine if you don't want to, but I'd hate to see somebody unable to use such useful tools due to a lack of finger dexterity.
      - amorphid 10y ago
        No, I have not. I took a career assessment test about 20 years ago through this organization => http://www.jocrf.org http://www.jocrf.org. They said I tested in the bottom 5% of all people they've tested for finger dexterity. My fingers are just clumsy. I knew it, and they provided some validation for that. At this point, using Atom (or any GUI IDE) provides me with 80%+ of the functionality I need when coding. If I get to a point where my IDE mojo starts becoming a blocker for me, then I'll revisit optimizing my IDE skillz.
        qwertyuiop924 10y ago
        Well then, good for you. IMHO, Emacs is the best tool for my job, but if it doesn't work for you, and something else does, than use it.
  - mej10 10y ago
    Spacemacs fixes a lot of the discoverability problems of Emacs and is generally more ergonomic. I don't know anyone that learned it as a first editor (everyone already knew vim or emacs) but it seems like it could be a much better experience for someone new.
tomcam 10y ago
Thanks for reporting your tests. Saved me some time. Your English was good enough to get the point across without distractions. Good job!
Brajeshwar 10y ago
Hey, Seeing your menubar item reminded of a software - Bartender[1]. I like it; you might. It looks a bit like this - https://www.dropbox.com/s/vqjrz2wiwuxho4z/Screenshot%202016-10-12%2008.41.38.png?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/vqjrz2wiwuxho4z/Screenshot%202016-... 1. https://www.macbartender.com/ https://www.macbartender.com/
- automathematics 10y ago
  Think it's broken still on Sierra :(
  - fphilipe 10y ago
    Working for me.
  - Brajeshwar 10y ago
    Works for me. If I remember correctly, they upgraded it for Sierra a while back.
  - Hockey_Dino 10y ago
    Working for me on Macbook Air Sierra and hackintosh Sierra.
keyserzose 10y ago
About 19 hours of battery life? Which macbook do you have?
- edditoria 10y ago
  No. It only lasts for 5.5 and 6.5 hours at 28% battery. The machine was in sleep mode in day 1, but I forgot to put it to sleep mode before closing the screen (I hate this the most at OSX 10.10) in day 2. You can see that there is a little bit different between 2 charts. This machine is MacBook Air 13" 2013. The battery goes down to 86% design capacity (7150 mAh) according to coconutBattery.app

qwertyuiop924 10y ago

Why not teach the newbies on Emacs? I'm only half joking. In its graphical incarnation, it's not exactly pretty, but fairly user-friendly, minus a few relatively easy-to-learn keyboard shortcuts. Within month it'll be second nature to them. But I still wouldn't recommend it.

gabrielgoh 10y ago
my major gripe with emacs and vim is that the keyboard shortcuts (out of the box) are completely alien. This really fucks with my muscle memory and actually slows me down. I'm sure this is fixable with complex config files, but that sorta defeats the purpose of emacs, where you should be able to edit files from the command line anywhere without messing about too much.
- qwertyuiop924 10y ago
  Teach 'em how to get to CUA-mode then, which has all the familiar shortcuts.
- amorphid 10y ago
  I have crappy finger dexterity. Makes vim and emacs no fun.
  - qwertyuiop924 10y ago
    That's... really unfortunate. Have you looked into customization to potentially make them usable for you? It's fine if you don't want to, but I'd hate to see somebody unable to use such useful tools due to a lack of finger dexterity.
    - amorphid 10y ago
      No, I have not. I took a career assessment test about 20 years ago through this organization => http://www.jocrf.org http://www.jocrf.org. They said I tested in the bottom 5% of all people they've tested for finger dexterity. My fingers are just clumsy. I knew it, and they provided some validation for that. At this point, using Atom (or any GUI IDE) provides me with 80%+ of the functionality I need when coding. If I get to a point where my IDE mojo starts becoming a blocker for me, then I'll revisit optimizing my IDE skillz.
      - qwertyuiop924 10y ago
        Well then, good for you. IMHO, Emacs is the best tool for my job, but if it doesn't work for you, and something else does, than use it.
- mej10 10y ago
  Spacemacs fixes a lot of the discoverability problems of Emacs and is generally more ergonomic. I don't know anyone that learned it as a first editor (everyone already knew vim or emacs) but it seems like it could be a much better experience for someone new.

tomcam 10y ago

Thanks for reporting your tests. Saved me some time. Your English was good enough to get the point across without distractions. Good job!

Brajeshwar 10y ago

Hey, Seeing your menubar item reminded of a software - Bartender[1]. I like it; you might. It looks a bit like this - https://www.dropbox.com/s/vqjrz2wiwuxho4z/Screenshot%202016-10-12%2008.41.38.png?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/vqjrz2wiwuxho4z/Screenshot%202016-... 1. https://www.macbartender.com/ https://www.macbartender.com/

automathematics 10y ago
Think it's broken still on Sierra :(
- fphilipe 10y ago
  Working for me.
- Brajeshwar 10y ago
  Works for me. If I remember correctly, they upgraded it for Sierra a while back.
- Hockey_Dino 10y ago
  Working for me on Macbook Air Sierra and hackintosh Sierra.

keyserzose 10y ago

About 19 hours of battery life? Which macbook do you have?

edditoria 10y ago
No. It only lasts for 5.5 and 6.5 hours at 28% battery. The machine was in sleep mode in day 1, but I forgot to put it to sleep mode before closing the screen (I hate this the most at OSX 10.10) in day 2. You can see that there is a little bit different between 2 charts. This machine is MacBook Air 13" 2013. The battery goes down to 86% design capacity (7150 mAh) according to coconutBattery.app