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Really though, what matches the multiple cursor behavior that sublime does. Can you truly do that in something else? If so, please point in that direction.

• intslack 13y ago
  Multiple cursors is by no means exclusive to Sublime, the functionality is available for vim[1] and emacs[2]. The best editor is always the one you use to get shit done, but if you're interested in a (relatively long) talk on the power of vim I'd point you Ben Orenstein's "expert-level vim"[3]. [1] https://github.com/terryma/vim-multiple-cursors https://github.com/terryma/vim-multiple-cursors [2] https://github.com/magnars/multiple-cursors.el https://github.com/magnars/multiple-cursors.el [3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkdrYWhh-8s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkdrYWhh-8s
  • xmus 13y ago
    thank you!
  • actsasbuffoon 13y ago
    I've spent 3 months using Vim exclusively, and ~4 months with Emacs. They both have their strengths, but the multi cursor plugins for both are vastly inferior to Sublime. Vim and Emacs both represent a significant investment of time. They have a lot of difficult to remember commands, and require a lot of configuration to get something usable. Sublime Text is drop-dead simple, and is very usable right out of the box. I've switched entirely to Emacs, and I'm happy with the change, but I spend 90% of my time writing code. The equation is going to be different for a front-end developer who spends most of their time in Photoshop, etc.
    • intslack 13y ago
      >but the multi cursor plugins for both are vastly inferior to Sublime. Sorry, what exactly is missing in the vim implementation?