Re:Making Emacs Popular Again
by fluffything on Friday May 08, 2020 @04:42AM
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You nailed it.
I'd also add:
- incredibly ergonomic file-system navigation (helm+projectile)
First thing I notice when I use VS Code is... Do I really have to click and click and click and click to navigate from one file to another? Why does VS Code show pop ups all over the place?
I really like how I can navigate the file system from emacs using fuzzy searches when I need them, and how the same fuzzy-search approach helps me also navigate all my buffers, works remotely over tramp, etc.
> emote file editing with Tramp: This is much better even than using vi/pick over a terminal.
You're probably aware, but VSCode has great support for editing over SSH.
For those who care about this (I do): that’s a proprietary Microsoft extension and doesn’t work in the free software versions.
Apart from remote file editing everything else exists in modern IDEs. When is the last time you looked at an IDE?
Re:Making Emacs Popular Again
by slightwinder on Friday May 08, 2020 @06:04AM
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Remote file-editing is also available with other editors and IDEs. Everything KDE has it out if the box for example. Vim has IIRC some protocols. VS Code got some a bit ago as I heard.
-Remote file editing with Tramp: This is much better even than using vi/pick over a terminal.
-Very flexible kill ring copy paste mechanism: can do complicated text manipulations with easy access to copy paste history.
-Easy macro recording and playback.
-Very flexible windowing: can show even multiple windows with the same file, even synchronized scrolling of required.
-Rectangular/column edits.
-Built in file manager.
-Built in shell, can run shell programs and capture their output.