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What's the best text editor
This poll is closed.
emacs 0 0%
vim 11 20.00%
notepad 2 3.64%
notepad ++ 10 18.18%
textedit 2 3.64%
microsoft word 2 3.64%
notes.app 3 5.45%
vscode 7 12.73%
sublime or atomic or one of those 7 12.73%
textwrangler (remember that one?) 3 5.45%
<textarea> in the browser 2 3.64%
this thread 6 10.91%
Total: 25 votes
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Dans Macabre
Apr 24, 2004


I've been using either TextEdit, Notepad++, or vim for the past as long as I can remember. But I feel like my life is too easy these days, and I'm walking around not being angry enough at computers, so it's time to spice up the ol' text love life. Should I switch to emacs?

I don't do any coding, most of what I use text editors for is to look like a hacker whilst screensharing.

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Dans Macabre
Apr 24, 2004


aw frig aw dang it posted:

emacs is great for looking like you know what you're doing

Perfect.

Dans Macabre
Apr 24, 2004


Jonny 290 posted:

i remember the notepad++ guy posted this whole thing about how he's saving the planet because np++ code was cleanly written and thus more energy efficient. in reaction, i set my work laptop up so that whenever np++ was open it was also running folding@home full throttle

It's still a great program though. I edited CIV2 files so much more efficiently in np++ versus boring windows notepad.

Dans Macabre
Apr 24, 2004


In fact, the only proper use case for notepad.exe is as a chat platform with the user you're remote-cjing.

Dans Macabre
Apr 24, 2004


Thanks everyone. Looks like the poll says vim is still the best so I've been making the right decision all these years and will continue to make that decision. Remain blessed!

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