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Somethings I find more convenient with Emacs than modern IDEs: -Remote file editing with Tramp: This is much better even than using vi/pick over a terminal. -

Somethings I find more convenient with Emacs than modern IDEs: -Remote file editing with Tramp: This is much better even than using vi/pick over a terminal. -Very flexible kill ring copy paste mechanism: can do complicated text manipulations with easy access to copy paste history. -Easy macro recording and playback. -Very flexible windowing: can show even multiple windows with the same file, even synchronized scrolling of required. -Rectangular/column edits. -Built in file manager. -Built in shell, can run shell programs and capture their output.

dmitriid 6y ago
Apart from remote file editing everything else exists in modern IDEs. When is the last time you looked at an IDE?
- slightwinder 6y ago
  Remote file-editing is also available with other editors and IDEs. Everything KDE has it out if the box for example. Vim has IIRC some protocols. VS Code got some a bit ago as I heard.
- erikbye 6y ago
  I'd be surprised if a modern editor didn't support remote editing (SSH).
fluffything 6y ago
You nailed it. I'd also add: - incredibly ergonomic file-system navigation (helm+projectile) First thing I notice when I use VS Code is... Do I really have to click and click and click and click to navigate from one file to another? Why does VS Code show pop ups all over the place? I really like how I can navigate the file system from emacs using fuzzy searches when I need them, and how the same fuzzy-search approach helps me also navigate all my buffers, works remotely over tramp, etc.
erikbye 6y ago
> emote file editing with Tramp: This is much better even than using vi/pick over a terminal. You're probably aware, but VSCode has great support for editing over SSH.
- ryukafalz 6y ago
  For those who care about this (I do): that’s a proprietary Microsoft extension and doesn’t work in the free software versions. https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/issues/240 https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/issues/240

dmitriid 6y ago

Apart from remote file editing everything else exists in modern IDEs. When is the last time you looked at an IDE?

slightwinder 6y ago
Remote file-editing is also available with other editors and IDEs. Everything KDE has it out if the box for example. Vim has IIRC some protocols. VS Code got some a bit ago as I heard.
erikbye 6y ago
I'd be surprised if a modern editor didn't support remote editing (SSH).

fluffything 6y ago

You nailed it. I'd also add: - incredibly ergonomic file-system navigation (helm+projectile) First thing I notice when I use VS Code is... Do I really have to click and click and click and click to navigate from one file to another? Why does VS Code show pop ups all over the place? I really like how I can navigate the file system from emacs using fuzzy searches when I need them, and how the same fuzzy-search approach helps me also navigate all my buffers, works remotely over tramp, etc.

erikbye 6y ago

> emote file editing with Tramp: This is much better even than using vi/pick over a terminal. You're probably aware, but VSCode has great support for editing over SSH.

ryukafalz 6y ago
For those who care about this (I do): that’s a proprietary Microsoft extension and doesn’t work in the free software versions. https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/issues/240 https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/issues/240