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>Whenever there's a debate about something like ST2 or an IDE vs vim/emacs, the argument is always “well you can do all that stuff with vim, just install x, y a
by heretohelp 14y ago
>Whenever there's a debate about something like ST2 or an IDE vs vim/emacs, the argument is always “well you can do all that stuff with vim, just install x, y and z plugins",
That might be true for vim, but it isn't for Emacs. Most of what you need is built-in, with the occasional plugin only coming in when you want hardcore IDE functionality or something uber language specific. It supports virtually every language, VCS, use-case, etc. out of the box though.
Has it ever occurred to you that people who've been programming for decades have a reason for putting forth the advantages of editors like Emacs and vim?
- notJim 14y ago> Has it ever occurred to you that people who've been programming for decades have a reason for putting forth the advantages of editors like Emacs and vim? Of course--I stated clearly that I'm a vim user and that I love it, and couldn't see myself going back. But I still appreciate the out of the box functionality and ease-of-use of ST2.
- heretohelp 14y agoYou should try Emacs if you like out of the box functionality and ease-of-use. It's modeless like most other editors (unlike vim). You can bolt vi/vim on top of it if you really want the modal editing though.