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> Undoubtedly, we can all agree that vi, like all other UNIX tools, is poorly conceived and awful to use. I disagree with everything in this sentence. (neo)v
by Seirdy 7y ago
> Undoubtedly, we can all agree that vi, like all other UNIX tools, is poorly conceived and awful to use.
I disagree with everything in this sentence.
(neo)vim + Unix tools make the best IDE in existence. Nothing else to date can hold a candle to that combination (except, perhaps, Plan 9 or Inferno OS).
- gridlockd 7y ago> (neo)vim + Unix tools make the best IDE in existence. Nothing else to date can hold a candle to that combination (except, perhaps, Plan 9 or Inferno OS). Don't forget about the Dvorak keyboard. It doesn't work without Dvorak.
- Seirdy 7y agoI should really make a list of things I would change if we could adopt better standards free of legacy. Dvorak would be included; the only reason I haven't learned left-handed Programmer's Dvorak is because most devices don't make it trivial to change the keyboard layout.
- b5n 7y agoEmacs is also worthy of a mention here. Like Vim it takes a little getting used to, but it's incredibly powerful. Emacs works fantastically as an IDE (as does Vim), among many other things.
- catalogia 7y agoWith evil-mode, emacs becomes the best vi-style text editor in town.