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 (DIR) Post #AW9t6LRCInzBb5ffua by chris_spackman@twit.social
       2023-05-29T20:26:42Z
       
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       Saw some posts saying vi and #emacs have poor user interfaces and are newbie hostile. That's probably true.They also (basically) claim that users are imagining any improved productivity that they think they get from using vi / emacs. I'm not sure that is always true.If you do a lot with text files, and you put the time into learning emacs, then I'm not sure that something like Kate or Kile is necessarily going to make you significantly more productive.And, all the other things you can do
       
 (DIR) Post #AW9t6NKXGXqTT0ZNo0 by chris_spackman@twit.social
       2023-05-29T20:32:23Z
       
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       ... for example:* I started with #Emacs back in 1990s because I needed to do Japanese input on an English system. Much less of an issue today, but much, much easier with Emacs back then.* Dired is an incredible file manager.* Org mode - nothing else to say.If you are ONLY writing code, then maybe Emacs isn't the best text editor for you. If you are working in a Google / MS workspace, maybe Emacs isn't the best for you.But, for me, and maybe many others, Emacs is a great choice.