On Fri, Jul 17, 2015 at 08:10:09PM -0700, glen wrote: > > > Programs like LibreOffice or maybe Eclipse do bolster your argument, I think. > I don't know about Emacs. It's a strange beast that I think has survived > for reasons other than coherence around a mission. But I'm certainly willing > to be wrong, there. >
I do know about emacs. It survives, because it is bloody good at being a text editor, particular for programming. I suppose vi is the same - I've seen some people make vi stand up and sing, but for me, its behaviour when interacting with vt100 style terminals has always put me off. Cheers -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prof Russell Standish Phone 0425 253119 (mobile) Principal, High Performance Coders Visiting Professor of Mathematics hpco...@hpcoders.com.au University of New South Wales http://www.hpcoders.com.au ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com
