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Must a programmer learn text editors like Emacs and Vim? How important are they? [duplicate]
I have been writing code so far in conventional text editors that come with the OS so far or use an IDE in some cases. I know there are some advanced text editors like Emacs and Vim available solely ...
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Time to drop Emacs and vi? [duplicate]
Every time you are looking for a text editor, no matter what language you are using, vi and Emacs are hall-of-famers.
However they are ancient, and we have better alternatives (at least I hope we ...
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Emacs and "self-reinforcing performance"
In short, my question for you hardcore Emacs users is this: have you achieved
this "self-reinforcing performance" Steve Yegge talks about?
Emacs is self-hosting: writing things
in it makes the ...
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Emacs-as-OS: obsolete? [closed]
In an attempt to reach at least beginner status with such a legendary editor, I have been coding in Emacs for the last two months. I try to keep an open heart, but I find myself continally ...
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What are some ways to be more productive with Emacs? [closed]
I've used Emacs quite a bit, and I'm comfortable with the most basic commands/shortcuts, but I know Emacs has a lot more to offer than what I'm using. What are some of the lesser known features of ...
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