What Are Some Stupid Things That Smart People Do?

Re:What Are Some Stupid Things That Smart People Do? by twiceaday on Tuesday January 21, 2014 @12:51PM (#7096912)

"take pride in using programming languages and text editors that have been designed by programmers, not updated since the 1970s, and never touched by anyone with a modicum of design sense."

Sounds like this was written by a web developer.

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Re:What Are Some Stupid Things That Smart People Do? by michael_h on Tuesday January 21, 2014 @12:55PM (#7096943)

Programming in a text editor designed by a programmer for programming? Sounds...logical?

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Re:What Are Some Stupid Things That Smart People Do? by warrenm on Tuesday January 21, 2014 @01:02PM (#7096987)

Using an editor designed by programmers means you're most likely not getting a well-designed interface.

Developers are notorious for not knowing much (if anything) about good UI design.

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Re:What Are Some Stupid Things That Smart People Do? by smileysteve on Tuesday January 21, 2014 @01:27PM (#7097158)

Well, yeah, this pretty much describes vim. No cues are told how to save, exit, search, or insert.

But, it's functional, and once you learn the functions, it's quicker than using a mouse and many other tools.

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Re:What Are Some Stupid Things That Smart People Do? by lightblade on Tuesday January 21, 2014 @02:23PM (#7097603)

I think vim has the best designed interface. This is reason why so many other editors always have a vim mode. Remember, imitation is the best form of flattery.

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