Re: [PLUG] plug meeting tomorrow, ending around 10

[Kyle Burton <mortis@voicenet.com>]

I've tried Emacs and Vi, and with one, I am able to edit text files _alot_ 
faster.  They both come with the baggabe of a mindset as to how you're going
to best utilize the system (basicly perform multiple tasks).

Tom Christian has said "Unix _is_ Perl's IDE" -- which is basicly Vi's mindset.
The entire system is the IDE.  You utilize multiple desktops, terminals,
and applications to perform tasks -- there is a low barrier to frequenly
starting and stopping the editor.  To get good productivity, you have to 
be good at the OS, not just the editor.

Emacs takes an integrated approach, it tries to make 99% of the tasks you'd 
do be available to you with a keystroke combination.  The idea is that you
keep the editor open and active, and only perform external commands/tasks
infrequently, thus increacing productivity by never leaving the environent.

Each approach if utilized well, can give you alot of productivity.  They
just both take different approaches.

Which ever one is best for you, I'm not qualified to say.  

You are.


k

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On Wed, 2 Feb 2000, Darxus wrote:

> On Tue, 1 Feb 2000, John Lavin wrote:
> 
> > Darxus wrote:
> > > 
> > > Not sure if you intended to send this to me personally, or to the list.  I
> > > hope to not get crucified for replying to the list...
> > As long as a vi/emacs flame war doesn't breakout due to me...
> 
> We've had a couple sensitive discussions here, and this group seems to
> handle them very well.  Stuff that you might expect to start a flame war
> tends to result in informative discussion.
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