Re:Helix: a post-modern modal text editor
by azalemeth on Wednesday June 02, 2021 @02:44AM
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I didn't know atom was abandoned. That's sad. Do you mind linking to a release that states that officially?
For me, plain vim is a great thing. My computer is hot enough without another electron app, and for that reason I've never tried VSCode (ium) -- I feel there is a vast amount I still have left to learn in vim, and although I've been using it for >10 years, I'm far from an advanced user. It just works, is fast, and matches my brain.
Microsoft also has a very, very long way to win back my headspace. I take it this new editor -- which I will give a quick go to -- doesn't come with telemetry and nonfree core code, for example.
For me, plain vim is a great thing. My computer is hot enough without another electron app, and for that reason I've never tried VSCode (ium) -- I feel there is a vast amount I still have left to learn in vim, and although I've been using it for >10 years, I'm far from an advanced user. It just works, is fast, and matches my brain.
Microsoft also has a very, very long way to win back my headspace. I take it this new editor -- which I will give a quick go to -- doesn't come with telemetry and nonfree core code, for example.