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> I think people honestly get too invested in their tools. A tool is a tool, nothing more nothing less. If someones first thought about you is "oh he's that ema
by baseballdork 8y ago
> I think people honestly get too invested in their tools. A tool is a tool, nothing more nothing less. If someones first thought about you is "oh he's that emacs guy!", thats not a good thing.
Gonna have to disagree here, there are good tools and bad tools. This mindset of a tool is a tool is why my company still uses cmsynergy and why nobody writes code is MS word.
Being thought of because you have proficiency in a tool is definitely not a bad thing, especially if it allows you to be more productive. Investment in a tool like emacs also typically isn't a bad thing because emacs can be found on just about any Linux PC in existence, same with vim.
- Kagerjay 8y agoFair enough you make a good point. What I meant is your sole identity shouldn't be based on a tool or framework. At the same time being proficient at a tool does help out when that tool comes in handy.