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Remove Vi/Vim bias. #124

Open jasonm23 opened 9 years ago

jasonm23 commented 9 years ago

Learn at least one text-based editor well. Ideally Vim (vi), as there's really no competition for random editing in a terminal (even if you use Emacs, a big IDE, or a modern hipster editor most of the time).

Specifically...

as there's really no competition for random editing in a terminal (even if you use Emacs

This simply isn't true, it should be redacted.

I suggest something a little more balanced.

Learn at least one text-based editor well. Ideally Vi/Vim or Emacs, so you can immediately use your editor from the a terminal. Be aware the Vi/Vim will almost always be part of any standard *nix distribution.

NewAlexandria commented 9 years ago

I am biased toward vim, but regardless I think there's a mixed message to say that someone should learn enacts though it won't always be installed.

jasonm23 commented 9 years ago

Most of the time it will, and it is straight forward to do apt-get / yum / port / etc.

People are going to be installing the web server / language etc that they want to use, so don't be so obviously and obnoxiously biased.

hastinbe commented 9 years ago

vi is the ideal choice due to its availability on most installations, you can't argue against that. The statement about no competition or hipster editors would be better left out.

anEffingChamp commented 9 years ago

As biased as it may be, it certainly lends entertainment value to what could otherwise become a very dry topic.

nwinkler commented 9 years ago

I think the real value of this entry is in the first sentence: "Learn at least one text-based editor well"

Since we shouldn't let this turn into a religious war (which is easy for the Vi/Emacs discussion) - shouldn't we leave it at this first sentence? We can list some examples, like "for example Vi(m), Emacs, Nano or Ed" - well maybe we should skip the last one...

The only other option would be to list every single text-based editor, but then someone is going to complain about the order in which they are listed.

jasonm23 commented 9 years ago

Seems like the most useful solution to me.

I think including Ed would be cute.

nwinkler commented 9 years ago

I've created #129 based on this... Feel free to review/comment.