Re:Ed(1) mastery is a must for a real Unix person
by fragmede on Friday December 15, 2023 @12:36PM
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> you are not a better writer / programmer / person because of what editor you use
somebody uses Emacs...
But seriously, the tribalism over which is better is ridiculous, but a good writer/programmer/person chooses their tools intentionally, and makes their tools work for them instead of against them. My choice of editor doesn't make me better than you, but it makes me better than a version of me using sub par tools that I have to fight to make work. It's about reaching flow state and being able to do work, and make work happen. If forced to cut down a tree in 5 minutes, the learned lumberjack will spend 3 sharpening their axe.
somebody uses Emacs...
But seriously, the tribalism over which is better is ridiculous, but a good writer/programmer/person chooses their tools intentionally, and makes their tools work for them instead of against them. My choice of editor doesn't make me better than you, but it makes me better than a version of me using sub par tools that I have to fight to make work. It's about reaching flow state and being able to do work, and make work happen. If forced to cut down a tree in 5 minutes, the learned lumberjack will spend 3 sharpening their axe.