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Argh...again with the questions. Yes, "hackers" use Unix-based operating systems. Great hackers also generally insist on using open source software. Not just b
by fake_pg 17y ago
Argh...again with the questions.
Yes, "hackers" use Unix-based operating systems. Great hackers also generally insist on using open source software. Not just because it's better, but because it gives them more control. Good hackers insist on control. This is part of what makes them good hackers: when something's broken, they need to fix it.[1]
[1] I copied this from my essay, "Great Hackers" (http://www.paulgraham.com/gh.html http://www.paulgraham.com/gh.html).
Thanks to Jessica Livingston, Robert Morris, and Sarah Harlin for reading earlier versions of this comment.
- macco 17y agoHey I was just complaining, because I have to a Windows maschine at work. I try to make it behave like a Unix with Cygwin and Emacs, but there are limits. Actually I think the Hanselman List is pretty useless. To use 3 different editors is BS. Get to know one, for every kind of editing.
- steverb 17y agoI think your problem is that you are trying to make it behave like a Linux machine. If you're going to live in Rome, you'll have a better time of it if you learn to speak Italian. And the fact that the list has multiple editors isn't saying that you need to use all of them. It means that there are several very good editors and that you should choose one based on your needs / preferences. I agree that you should choose one, use for all your editing and learn it inside and out. Personally, I just use Visual Studio for everything.
- macco 17y agoBut I don't want to live in Rome (actually i would like). And I need a car that works the same in Rome AND in Paris.
- rincewind 17y agoPlease do not create a no-signal-noise-only-persona. There is a reason why "consultant barbie", "the joke explainer" and "mr i tell you why i upvote" are not here but on reddit.