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I think every coder starts off wanting to be one of the "cool kids", but then later matures into a "what works for me" rhythm - similar to a high school vs. col
by mrbluecoat 2y ago
I think every coder starts off wanting to be one of the "cool kids", but then later matures into a "what works for me" rhythm - similar to a high school vs. college experience. The vi/vim/emacs drama just feels like high school to me.
- medstrom 2y agoThere is no vi/emacs drama. Everyone's largely nice to each other.
- mrbluecoat 2y agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Editor_war https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Editor_war
- medstrom 2y agoYes, a joke. Maybe some people got hotheaded about it -- in 1980.
- bnolsen 2y agoNo, emacs sucks. Vi forever!
- Groxx 2y agoIt's noticeably more of a joke than using tabs vs spaces vs null bytes for indentation. That has some legitimate arguments in a few directions, even if there is only one reasonable choice: null bytes assure everyone that you're not secretly writing C code, and they have no visual representation so you're free to display the code any way you like. Not everyone gets that it's a joke of course, but they're probably government bird operators and you are free to just nod and quietly back away.
- cepem 2y agoInteresting perspective. It did start off for me as trying to be a "cool kid" indeed, but once I I realized how much better vim motions are I just couldn't go back. It just feels natular, I'm not sure how to explain it but it's really satisfying in a unique way. Heck, I'm even writing this comment with vim motions using a chrome plugin.