Anyone who finds fault with this list = Skill issue.

  • Rose@slrpnk.net
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    7 months ago

    “YESS! YESSSSS! GIVE IN TO YOUR EMACS SIDE!!!”

    Google Search really sucks these days. I can’t find any images of Richard M. Stallman as a Sith lord, even though I’m sure vi fans have made several edits by now. …It’s been a while.

  • bitjunkie@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    Text editors should be simple and approachable above all. Nano is undeniably the best by this definition.

    • PlexSheep@infosec.pub
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      7 months ago

      I do not agree with your premise. Some editors should be simple and approachable above all. Some should also be super customizable and efficient to use for those who want do dive deep into their editor.

    • A7thStone@lemmy.world
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      7 months ago
      "Ed is the standard text editor."

Let's look at a typical novice's session with the mighty ed:

golem> ed

?
help
?
?
?
quit
?
exit
?
bye
?
hello? 
?
eat flaming death
?
^C
?
^C
?
^D
?

---
Note the consistent user interface and error reportage.  Ed is
generous enough to flag errors, yet prudent enough not to overwhelm
the novice with verbosity.

"Ed is the standard text editor."

Ed, the greatest WYGIWYG editor of all.

ED IS THE TRUE PATH TO NIRVANA!  ED HAS BEEN THE CHOICE OF EDUCATED
AND IGNORANT ALIKE FOR CENTURIES!  ED WILL NOT CORRUPT YOUR PRECIOUS
BODILY FLUIDS!!  ED IS THE STANDARD TEXT EDITOR!  ED MAKES THE SUN
SHINE AND THE BIRDS SING AND THE GRASS GREEN!!

When I use an editor, I don't want eight extra KILOBYTES of worthless
help screens and cursor positioning code!  I just want an EDitor!!
Not a "viitor".  Not a "emacsitor".  Those aren't even WORDS!!!! ED!
ED! ED IS THE STANDARD!!!

TEXT EDITOR.

When IBM, in its ever-present omnipotence, needed to base their
"edlin" on a UNIX standard, did they mimic vi?  No.  Emacs?  Surely
you jest.  They chose the most karmic editor of all.  The standard.

Ed is for those who can *remember* what they are working on.  If you
are an idiot, you should use Emacs.  If you are an Emacs, you should
not be vi.  If you use ED, you are on THE PATH TO REDEMPTION.  THE
SO-CALLED "VISUAL" EDITORS HAVE BEEN PLACED HERE BY ED TO TEMPT THE
FAITHLESS.  DO NOT GIVE IN!!!  THE MIGHTY ED HAS SPOKEN!!!
      • drcobaltjedi@programming.dev
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        7 months ago

        As a simple terminal editor with no bells and whistles it works great, I used it a lot at my last job when I had to make a small tweek on a program that was loaded on the “build server”.

        It’s simple, easy to use, and doesn"t fight you.

    • Zink@programming.dev
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      7 months ago

      For simple edits to single text files nano has to be my most used editor. Vim is a close second though.

      For editing code, I’ve used just about everything for one reason or another but it’s usually just my IDE with the directory open.

    • Grass@sh.itjust.works
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      7 months ago

      it feels like it was made quickly after people complained about vim or emacs bein too hard and then just minimally maintained

      • ulterno@programming.devEnglish
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        7 months ago

        It’s good enough for the requirement.

        Can’t remember key-combinations? You have a list right there.
        It’s for those who just need the occasional file editing using ssh or sudo.
        For anything more, you have vim and you can configure stuff to your liking. Nothing needs to be added to nano.

    • merc@sh.itjust.works
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      7 months ago

      Text editors should be simple and approachable above all.

      Why? I’d say they should edit text well above all.

    • notabot@piefed.socialEnglish
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      7 months ago

      Cast out the unbeliever! Drive them from our light! Let them not pass amongst the true believers lest they lead others astray!

        • notabot@piefed.socialEnglish
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          7 months ago

          Grrrr. Neovim? I question your devotion to the cause of righteousness. Think well upon your choices lest you too be cast out from the light of the glory of the almighty vim!

  • thomasloven@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    One night there was a storm, and Master Wq’s house collapsed. The next morning he began to build it again using his old tools. His novice came to help him, and they built for a while and were making good progress. As they worked, the novice began to tell Master Wq of his latest accomplishments.

    “Master, I have developed a wonderful Vim script to give all sorts of useful information about a document. It counts the words, the sentences, the paragraphs, and even tells you what kind of document it is using the syntax highlighting rules. I use it in my pipelines all the time. It is a thing of beauty, and I am very proud. Truly, Vim is the greatest tool!”

    Master Wq did not reply. Thinking he had unwittingly angered his master, the novice fell silent and continued his work.

    The novice finished aligning two beams and had positioned a nail ready for beating into the wood, but found the hammer was out of reach.

    “Would you pass me the hammer, master?”

    Master Wq handed the novice a saw.

    At once, the novice was enlightened.

    https://blog.sanctum.geek.nz/vim-koans/

  • Salamander@mander.xyz
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    7 months ago

    AMSTERDAM TRIP: 52.37952717594758, 4.898731163397595 -> 52.373726213381254, 4.8991743688343785 -> 52.37307624236834, 4.892481840346751 -> 52.375235597713356, 4.883881824117286 -> 52.364346142549444, 4.882779439603186 -> 52.358151346039655, 4.868920785661565 -> 52.36032825423474, 4.885688072103288 -> 52.38899110197864, 4.8381014035210965

    • dudinax@programming.devEnglish
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      7 months ago

      That’s not gibberish, those are hilarious jokes using sophisticated vim commands. Here’s another, which you have no hope of understanding, but vim users will love:

      :%s/ass/butt/g