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I can't say for others, but for me, Sublime was the quickest standalone editor that I can download, run, and open big files really fast. I haven't found the sam
by sntran 8y ago
I can't say for others, but for me, Sublime was the quickest standalone editor that I can download, run, and open big files really fast. I haven't found the same speed with Atom or VSCode.
- steveeq1 8y agoWhat about vim?
- h1d 8y agoI think it's safe to say vim/emacs are different things than sublime/vs code/IntelliJ. They're ok when there are no alternatives like during SSH session but I've given up customizing after 10 years to make them act like any of the latter ones. Why would I pay for IntelliJ if I could or someone had already made easy to use plugin to just make them act like modern editors?
- theli0nheart 8y agoWe all know that's just an unfair comparison.
- steveeq1 8y agoHow so?
- theli0nheart 8y agoI mean, find the biggest file you can open with Vim, and then find the biggest file you can open with any other full-fledged editor. I doubt most full-fledged editor will be able to handle a 5GB+ log file, much less perform a search / replace within a reasonable amount of time. Vim just has a lot less going on under the hood by default and is built for this. In short, I guess I'm agreeing with your original post. Vim is just on another level when it comes to performance versus other editors so it's kind of unfair to pit them together.
- accatyyc 8y agoIt seems like the general opinion that Sublime Text outclasses vim when it comes to opening large files though
- theli0nheart 8y ago> It seems like the general opinion that Sublime Text outclasses vim when it comes to opening large files though That comment is _begging_ for a source. Whose general opinion?
- accatyyc 8y agoJust looking at the rest of the comments here is one example. And almost every time something about Sublime is posted on HN