OT: Text editors

[Robert Miles]

On 7/29/2012 5:28 AM, Mark Lawrence wrote:
> On 29/07/2012 06:08, Ben Finney wrote:
>> Tim Chase <python.list at tim.thechases.com> writes:
>>
>>> On Sat, Jul 28, 2012 at 6:29 PM, Mark Lawrence wrote:
>>>> I highly recommend the use of notepad++.  If anyone knows of a
>>>> better text editor for Windows please let me know :)
>>
>> I highly recommend not tying your editor skills to a single OS,
>> especially one as ornery for programmers as Windows.
>>
>>> I'll advocate for Vim which is crazy-powerful and works nicely on
>>> just about any platform I touch.
>>>
>>> Others will advocate for Emacs, which I can't say fits the way my
>>> brain works but it's also powerful and loved by many.
>>
>> Right. I'm in Tim's position, but reversed: my preference is for Emacs
>> but Vim is a fine choice also. They are mature, well-supported with
>> regular updates and a massive library of plug-ins for different uses,
>> have a huge community to help you, and work on all major programming
>> OSen.
>>
>>> The ubiquity of these two platforms makes a worthwhile investment of
>>> time spent in learning at least one if not both.
>>
>> I use both frequently in my work for different things, and they are good
>> for pretty much any task involving manipulation of text.
>>
>> Learn one of Emacs or Vim well, and you won't need to worry about text
>> editors again.
>>
>
> Point taken, snag being I've never used any nix box in anger.  This
> thread reminds of the good 'ole days when I were a lad using TPU on VMS.
>   Have we got any VMS aficionados here?


I used to run two VMS superminis.  I'm not sure whether I still could,
though.

Robert Miles