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Re: Vi Rules!

Jake — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 22:13:54 -0000

There's a lot to be said for lightweight tools that are fast and just work. Vi can be a chore though, but one worth doing/learning

Re: Vi Rules!

davidhaimes — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:11:01 -0000

I will still occasionally jump into a linux SQL*Plus session and rant about I can get the job done before TOAD/SQL Navigator has even loaded (the reality is, since my hard drive was replaced a few months ago, I never installed them).

Re: Vi Rules!

megbear — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:57:52 -0000

:1, $ s/emacs/vi

at least I *think* I remember a useful skill or two.

You can find out all about how I learned vi here (http://talentedapps.wordpre...

;-)

Re: Vi Rules!

Jake — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:52:27 -0000

So, I guess the lesson is that everybody wins if you have choices.

Re: Vi Rules!

wndxlori — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:14:42 -0000

We both do, I guess. Vi comes pre-installed, but every time I log in to a new machine, and try to do something simple like edit my .profile, I yell loudly if emacs isn't there... so he has to install it for me ;-)

Re: Vi Rules!

ontarioemperor — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:17:34 -0000

I used ed back in the day, so I guess that puts me in the vi camp. :)

Re: Vi Rules!

Jake — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:34:52 -0000

Who wins?

Re: Vi Rules!

wndxlori — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:55:03 -0000

My husband is a sysadmin, and I am a developer. We re-enact the Vi vs Emacs war every time we get a new server.

Re: Vi Rules!

Jake — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:02:25 -0000

How about Coke vs. Pepsi?

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.

Re: Vi Rules!

rmanalan — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:51:43 -0000

Oh... and for the record... gnome and bash for me.

Re: Vi Rules!

rmanalan — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:49:52 -0000

C baby

Re: Vi Rules!

rmanalan — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:49:38 -0000

I actually like Textmate but hate that it's only on a Mac. I switch between linux and mac a lot and would prefer to have the same editor on both. Otherwise, I'd be a happy Textmate user myself.

Re: Vi Rules!

rmanalan — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:48:22 -0000

Pico/nano... you're kidding me. You might as well be a Notepad user.

Re: Vi Rules!

jpiwowar — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:10:27 -0000

Woohoo, flamebait for a Wednesday morning! ;-)

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. :-)

Re: Vi Rules!

Jessy — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 08:19:01 -0000

I'll have to go with KDE, Bash, and well pico/nano (yup I said it!)

Re: Vi Rules!

Noons — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 01:16:27 -0000

C vs C++ anyone?
;)