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No, I don't. it's the people who use Intellij need to try other things, expand their horizons to understand how awful their editor is. This is usually very vi
by crabbone 4y ago
No, I don't. it's the people who use Intellij need to try other things, expand their horizons to understand how awful their editor is.
This is usually very visible when an editor tries to have something they call "Emacs keys" or "Vim editing" etc. Where once you try it, you instantly realize that the editor trying to mimic a decent editor is just so far behind, they, in principle, are incapable of implementing anything like Emacs or Vim.
Intellij products are targeted at amateurs, they aren't meant for people who are professionals at text editing. Similar to how you can buy sporting equipment, for example, designed for people who just want to stay in shape / have something comfortable to go to the gym in, and equipment meant for professional athletes. Eg. bicycles, where a typical city bicycle isn't even trying for the niche of being used in Tour de France.
Pretending that there's some kind of competition between Intellij products and Emacs is like thinking that you'd do just fine taking your average Home Depot 200 Watt drill to a concrete wall.
- lenkite 4y agoI am actually a Neovim terminal user myself and I am smiling at this. The Intellij text editor for a power-user who has actually done their research is ridiculously full-featured out of the box without needing a PhD in elisp and several hundred (more like a thousand) hours of config time. Comparing it with emacs is like comparing a smoothly running Tesla (Intellij) with a bullock cart of misc automobile parts (emacs). Sure you can build your Frankenstein car after a lifetime of effort, but most folks want a better quality of life. The vast majority of people don't want to build their own automobile (or washing machine).