[Gllug] ed vs emacs/vi, was: ed vs emacs, was: OpenMoko Neo Freerunner

[general_email at technicalbloke.com]

Joel Bernstein wrote:
> On 15 May 2009, at 17:51, general_email at technicalbloke.com wrote:
>   
>> Anyway since this thread has started I have tried to put the past  
>> behind
>> me and have spent a bit of time acquainting myself with Emacs and Vim,
>> seeing as how everyone here seem to have nothing bad to say about them
>> and consensus that they are veritable force magnifiers. Having duly
>> invested 20 minutes dicking around and glancing at the tutorials of  
>> each
>>     
>
> If you're interested in learning enough of either to make an informed  
> opinion this seems a good start.
>
> I keep these bookmarked to show to people who occasionally ask me what  
> the advantage is:
> http://www.viemu.com/a-why-vi-vim.html
> http://www.viemu.com/a_vi_vim_graphical_cheat_sheet_tutorial.html
> http://jmcpherson.org/editing.html
>
>   
>> I have to say...
>> Emacs clearly kicks Vim's ass! ;D
>>     
>
> Emacs kicks vi's ass, given you're coming from a GUI editor/IDE  
> perspective.
> Vim, or perhaps gvim, suitably configured, is equally good or better.  
> Unless you want to read your email in your editor. Using either for  
> long will involve learning to install and configure its plugins. 20  
> minutes probably isn't enough for that.
>
> /joel
>   

Er, was it not obvious I was joking there? Well, I thought it was funny!

Roger.
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