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@nixCraft even worse: notepad without the ++

Windows and no syntax highlighting!

@writeblankspace @nixCraft I used to do that at college back in the 90s, mostly for webdevelopment
@epistomai @nixCraft well idk what kind of software was available in the 90s but heck it's 2024 there are nicer editors!
@writeblankspace @nixCraft In 1996, I started computer science in the MIS field and had courses on programming. I have learned coding since the 80s, but only basic coding. I was always thrived by old computers and old editors/compilers. I never liked FrontPage, Dreamweaver, and software like those to edit webpages, less using other text editors for other programming languages.
@writeblankspace @nixCraft And yes, there is newer software, but it's mostly bloated. If I'm coding, I'll use Vim or Kate, depending on the needs. VScode also has useful tools but is still bloated for specific needs
@nixCraft
Even the person in the wheelchair got up.
@nixCraft i really like micro! Its really simple and reliable XD

@nixCraft They'd have to kill everyone for that. Nobody in their right mind actually edits with vi/vim/helix unless they're masochistic or *programming*, which is a completely different use case from simple text editing.

People use nano because it's easy and it works

@jdrch @nixCraft
* Does not include Emacs in the jab *
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@jotaemei @nixCraft Hahaha I learned Emacs on Sun workstations in college 😎 (read: I'm a fossil)

I'd be lying if I said I remember how to use it, but I do recall it being a fairly easy onramp

@jdrch @nixCraft vi has been my go-to for a quick editor for years. Befor that we had ed. For bigger stuff, there is a environment called Emacs. It is more then an editor ... πŸ˜‚
@m0jek @nixCraft Use whatever works for you hahaha. Sorry, I get triggered by people dissing nano when its existence has probably made Linux and Unix more accessible than they would have been otherwise
@jdrch @nixCraft np, I used to use Joe editor too πŸ˜‚ , and there was also uemacs (micro Emacs) that was just an editor using Emacs keys but non of the extras
@jdrch @nixCraft I do use helix for quick editing text files too, not because I actually think it's better though, just because by the time I've typed it and hit enter it's too late...
@nixCraft Nano is nice though in that it reminds me of using Pine to read emails in the 1990s.
@nixCraft But my system doesn't have pico...
@nixCraft vim is the only true way!
@nixCraft And here I am, daily driving #Tilde of all things: os.ghalkes.nl/tilde/
About Tilde - The Tilde Text Editor - ghalkes:~#

@LeftOfKarlMarx @pavsmith would call it vi - or just his daily driver
@davehay @LeftOfKarlMarx v.i. never "vye", always "vee", "eye".
@LeftOfKarlMarx @nixCraft I guess he is on Windoze and has only Edge as a browser, that's why he can't "bing" a solution. Poor guy.
@LeftOfKarlMarx @nixCraft

Wait till you figure out how to exit
vi and pop open emacs!

Open another terminal.

killall -9 vim

There. Job done with the appropriate amount of prejudice.

@nixCraft "Did somebody say #ModelessVim ?!" - famous last words of a known grifter github.com/SebastianMuskalla/M…
GitHub - SebastianMuskalla/ModelessVim: Configuration files to turn vim into a modeless editor.

Configuration files to turn vim into a modeless editor. - GitHub - SebastianMuskalla/ModelessVim: Configuration files to turn vim into a modeless editor.

GitHub
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Dude deserved a beating.
@nixCraft I use nano exclusively on FreeBSD since from when it was called pico