Ox is a fast text editor, written in Rust, that runs in your terminal

Re:Ox is a fast text editor, written in Rust, that runs in y... by tomsmeding on Tuesday November 03, 2020 @02:51AM (#24977411)

I agree with you, but this depends on the language. Some languages and libraries take more liberties with the length of identifiers, the amount of abstraction layers, and maybe more. Java is the classic example where using a plain text editor is really a liability; I can use C++ without any editor support and be fast. But I'm not sure what this really depends on. (Disclaimer: my argument is flawed because I know C++ well and not Java.)

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Re:Ox is a fast text editor, written in Rust, that runs in y... by chriszhang on Tuesday November 03, 2020 @04:22AM (#24977928)

Despite your disclaimer I think you are onto something.

I am experienced in both Java and C++ and while I can read/write/refactor code in C++ just fine with Vim, doing so in Java without a sophisticated IDE is a painful experience.

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Re:Ox is a fast text editor, written in Rust, that runs in y... by _-___________-_ on Tuesday November 03, 2020 @02:53AM (#24977415)

There may definitely be something in that. I’m writing Rust or C most of the time.

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