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Nothing beats vi for quick editing (except maybe a perl one-liner in some cases). I haven't used emacs regularly in over 10 years, but when i've been forced to use it, I've found that I can still be in and out of a couple of files with vi in the time it takes emacs to *start*.
I'll admit to being a happy Textmate user, though. I like interface for grouping files into projects, and the robust collection of built-in shortcuts/hotkeys, particularly if I have to resort to hand-coded HTML. Sure, it's "not-free"-ware, but it's a quality app, and I'm not against paying for quality. :-)
Not that I use either very much anymore, but when I did, I always liked vi more b/c I felt like a keyboard rockstar using it, like using SQL*Plus over TOAD. Emacs and pico were too user-friendly.
Interesting thread though. I think the real reason tools like vi and CLI in general are preferred by most geeks is that they're inaccessible to n00bs. There's a flamebait post in there somewhere.
at least I *think* I remember a useful skill or two.
You can find out all about how I learned vi here (http://talentedapps.wordpress.com/2008/06/19/fi...)
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