This thread moves closer and closer to the edge of the slippery slope.
=)
The best editor debate has played itself out thousands of times before
- just Google "Emacs vs. vim" and you'll get about a million results.
But the question of the best editor has no single answer and is really
more of a personal choice than anything else. What are your
requirements? Do you need something lightweight and ubiquitous? Or
something extensible and feature-laden but heavier and more complex?
And, of course, your choice isn't limited to two options, as several
people have pointed out.
Having said that, I can't help but throw in a little plug for emacs.
The post below is by a budding developer who asked some of the best
programmers of our generation ten questions. One thing that stands out
is the number of people, including Linus Torvalds himself, who list
emacs among their indispensable tools.
http://www.stifflog.com/2006/10/16/stiff-asks-great-programmers-answer/
Enjoy!
On 03 28, 07, at 11:37 PM, Zak B. Elep wrote:
ralph bacolod <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
What a bloat .when I try to install emacs it takes about 224 mb of
real estate.. I wonder how much vim takes up..
Get a bigger harddrive then. Its no excuse. :P
Or install Emacs without X11. Its still somewhat bigger than vim, at
~20MB, but then again if you're using vim in the first place you don't
need the additional libraries (which probably makes up the 150+ MB of
the above value.)
Cheers,
Zakame
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