Go on. Learn vi/vim in 50 lines and 15 minutes

Or you can take 15m to learn X?Emacs (where "m" stands for months) and you will have an IDE for all seasons, just about all languages, all human tongues, total scriptability (Lisp underneath), macros, templates, command key assignment, split panes, that can also browse, play games, send email, and comes with more built-ins than one could ever hope to discover.

But seriously, it's personal. Some of the best hackers I know only use vim (flame attractant: Pico users on the other hand...). I've been an editor and writer for almost 20 years though and if I can't have Nisus, Quark, or the lost but not forgotten WriteNow, I'll keep Emacs.

Update: spelling fix.

In reply to Re^2: The Holy War began innocently enough... by Your Mother
in thread From Win to Lin: Perl IDE choices? by water

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