Downvoting without explanation? Fine, I love my competitors using lesser tools.

irskep · on May 28, 2011

    * Being needlessly argumentative
    * Borderline trolling. You _know_ how these arguments go.
    * Fallaciously arguing that tools cannot be compared based on how well they get the job done 
        (IDEs vs 'editors') rather than their implementation
    * Getting pissy about downvotes and posting multiple times instead of editing

You've been here a year. You should know better.

lelele · on May 28, 2011

Thank you for your clarification. I don't understand why I have been perceived as argumentative.

I've been using Emacs for quite some time now, and before immersing myself into it, and even after, I've compared it to other major editors. Eventually, I realized that no other editor can stack against it, if you are really serious about getting the most out of your editor, and reaping the highest return of investment out of the time you spent learning it.

Maybe some people don't like the idea, but just like there are superior languages, as PG as neatly demonstrated, there are superior tools. Things you can accomplish with Emacs, you really can't with other Blub editors.

Oh, and when I talk about Emacs, I'm not talking about its editing model, which I agree, is somewhat cumbersome. Vim's editing model is way superior, and it's my editing model of choice, but Emacs' implementation is better. Vim enthusiasts are aware of the limits of their editor. For a story, read here: http://bradbeveridge.wordpress.com/2007/06/21/how-a-vim-user...