From: pbj <postittothenewsgroup@...>
Date: 2009-08-29T10:55:18+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby Editor

On Fri, 28 Aug 2009 07:19:56 -0500, Robert Dober wrote:


>> Vim is sure a matter of taste. I know that because I refused it for a
>> long time. A time much too long...
> Now this is subtle lobbying ;). But I am with you of course.
> 
> OTOH if you do not try out emacs you will never know what you like
> better. And IIRC there are simply no other choices (1)(unless on MAC)
> ;). R.

IMHO they all suck, *especially* vim and emacs. However, I've found emacs
to be an excellent editor construction kit for rolling my own.


> 
> (1) For editors, IDEs are a different history that shall be told a
> different time.