Most smart people know that you shouldn’t pay any attention to polls you see on Twitter. Those of us who aren’t as smart can’t help ourselves. Here’s a case in point:
Ratings of #linux text editors from @linuxformat. Notably absent are #emacs and #vim. #vscode top of the heap. pic.twitter.com/2hGaIE7NLo
— Andrew B. Collier (@datawookie) April 2, 2022
Anyone with an ounce of sense would chuckle and move on. After all, there’s so much that’s just plain silly about it. But, as I mentioned, some of us can’t help ourselves.
As I’ve said before, serious engineers mostly use Emacs or Vim. That opinion always incites blowback but I think it’s more true than not. One thing for sure, not many serious engineers are claiming Kate or Atom are the best editors. Sure, they’re probably okay but no one serious is going to waste time on them.
As longtime readers know, I’m very laissez faire about what editors folks choose to use. Whatever works for you is fine with me but please don’t put up a list of “the best editors” and fail to mention Vi(m) and Emacs. If you do that, you are not serious.