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Re:GNU nano is my editor of choice by techrat on Friday August 13, 2021 @06:32PM (#28175565)
> It's not gatekeeping,

> you bet I will judge your ability to code by your preference of editor,

FYI. That's called 'gatekeeping.'

Re:GNU nano is my editor of choice by trey-jones on Friday August 13, 2021 @06:43PM (#28175711)
It's kind of a misnomer then, isn't it? He's not preventing anybody from doing anything, just forming a preconception based on what I think a lot of people would agree is sound logic:

That on average, people whose first instinct is `nano` to edit a file in Linux have less experience than people whose first instinct is `vi(m)` (or, selfishly `emacs`).

Re:GNU nano is my editor of choice by techrat on Friday August 13, 2021 @06:55PM (#28175833)
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Gatekeeping

> When someone uses a hobby or interest as a means of elevating themselves above others to give oneself a sense of being superior transforming their passion or knowledge about a particular subject into an ugly tool of self-inflation.

The shoe fits.

First editor I used was vi/vim.

For years it was the only editor I could use. (My CS education and school server use predates Pine/Pico/Nano and later on, it was a long time before nano was an option on more restrictive/specialized machines)

I still prefer nano.

In the end, I don't give a fuck what you use as long as you can get the job done.

Passing judgement on what people prefer to use is the de-facto definition of 'gatekeeping.'