this post was submitted on 22 Jan 2024
195 points (100.0% liked)
196
16531 readers
1 users here now
Be sure to follow the rule before you head out.
Rule: You must post before you leave.
founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
According to the chart I could be saving better seconds per year by continuing to edit my vim configuration
And if you don't, the emacs users win.
Me who uses Nano:
can you explain emacs to me? I get vim, wow keyboard, very fast. But what is emacs and why do I hear about it everywhere?
Emacs is a text editor at its core, just like vim. The difference is that emacs is extendable. You can write, or install, custom packages for it to make it do damn near anything you ever want, far, far above and beyond just text processing.
Vim is simple and unobtrusive, it has a job and it performs that job and nothing else. It is the purest essence of a text editor. Emacs is an all purpose tool that can be tweaked and changed based on your current or future needs. They appeal to different types of nerds.