Red Meat Friday: A Poetic Incursion Into The Editor Wars

Here’s a bit of Friday Red Meat for all you Emacs partisans in the eternal editor holy war.

Before you flame me, please keep in mind that I was a long time Vim user and often write approvingly of it. As I’ve often said, these days the editor wars are more about comic relief than a serious dispute. The real point of contention is not the editors themselves but the workflow that they engender.

Some people want a Lisp Machine, others want a small, fast, editor that’s good at editing and nothing more. The nice thing is that the Emacs/Vim duopoly lets you choose the environment most comfortable to you.

Anyway, enjoy the short diversion and get back to work. After all, we all have serious matters to deal with.

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