Apparently there is some sort of Text Editor war going on?

[akand074]

Which side should I be joining? :)

[Bachstelze]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/PIKARAPTOR/Ponies/2330520-20gummy20reaction_face.jpg

Not again.

[Enigmapond]

yea...LOL I also go with the original...Gedit...silly devs...LOL

[Thewhistlingwind]

Yeah dude...since the 80's

[ninjaaron]

vim is the correct answer.

I've never actually used emacs, but I'm sure vim is better.

[KUU]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TextEdit

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[lykwydchykyn]

Instead of joining a side, start your own side:

- Pick a language in which a text editor hasn't yet been written.
- Write a small text editor in that language.
- release the code
- Go around on forums declaring it to be the best text editor ever.
- When someone says "but it doesn't do _____", implement that feature right away.
- When people finally start complaining that it's slow and bloated, re-implement it in C, with most of the features being optional add-on modules.
- When you have a large cult following, disappear from the face of the Internet, leaving behind nothing but the keys to the source repository and a brief note about how you're switching to Notepad.exe.

PS -- if you need an editor in which to write your awesome new text editor's source code, I'd suggest Emacs.

[ninjaaron]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TextEdit

thread> TextEdit is a neat program which is great for editing rtf, doc, and even WYSIWYG html.

The only weakness of this text editor are the lack of features helpful for actually editing text. :P


[...] Emacs.
STFU N00B!!

[Tristam Green]

Instead of joining a side, start your own side:

- Pick a language in which a text editor hasn't yet been written.
- Write a small text editor in that language.
- release the code
- Go around on forums declaring it to be the best text editor ever.
- When someone says "but it doesn't do _____", implement that feature right away.
- When people finally start complaining that it's slow and bloated, re-implement it in C, with most of the features being optional add-on modules.
- When you have a large cult following, disappear from the face of the Internet, leaving behind nothing but the keys to the source repository and a brief note about how you're switching to Notepad.exe.

PS -- if you need an editor in which to write your awesome new text editor's source code, I'd suggest Emacs.

*slap slap slap slap* NO. BAD NAME I CANT PRONOUNCE.

Fragmentation is a bad idea.

[Thewhistlingwind]

Instead of joining a side, start your own side:

- Pick a language in which a text editor hasn't yet been written.
- Write a small text editor in that language.
- release the code
- Go around on forums declaring it to be the best text editor ever.
- When someone says "but it doesn't do _____", implement that feature right away.
- When people finally start complaining that it's slow and bloated, re-implement it in C, with most of the features being optional add-on modules.
- When you have a large cult following, disappear from the face of the Internet, leaving behind nothing but the keys to the source repository and a brief note about how you're switching to Notepad.exe.

PS -- if you need an editor in which to write your awesome new text editor's source code, I'd suggest Emacs.

Am I the only one who thought this was brilliant satire?

PS. I'd suggest Emacs as well.

[BrokenKingpin]

VI is the correct side for sure.

[JDShu]

Distributed text editors are the future.

[Thewhistlingwind]

Distributed text editors are the future.

I wonder how that would even work? :-k

[JDShu]

I wonder how that would even work? :-k

Meh details, distributed is always better :mad:

[cgroza]

vim is the correct answer.

I've never actually used emacs, but I'm sure vim is better.
Never tasted this food, but I'm sure it's horrible.
I use both. Vim for config files, Emacs for coding.
Actually, the editor war is 2 times older than me.

[akand074]

Seems that Vim and Emacs seem to be recommended the most with Text Edit close by. I guess this is more of a personal preference topic? I'd have thought one would have the better functionality.

[cgroza]

Seems that Vim and Emacs seem to be recommended the most with Text Edit close by. I guess this is more of a personal preference topic? I'd have thought one would have the better functionality.
In Emacs, you define the functionality :P.

[JDShu]

18 posts and no xkcd comic, let's try to break a record.

[akand074]

In Emacs, you define the functionality :P.

That's hot.

[ninjaaron]

I found this helpful chart:
http://unix.rulez.org/~calver/pictures/curves.jpg

[Porcini M.]

I think both Vim & Emacs stink.

[overdrank]

On that note thread closed. :)