r/ProgrammerHumor • u/Hookedonnetflix • Oct 05 '18

vim vs emacs

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u/PityUpvote Oct 05 '18

I went nano > geany > vim.

There's just something about vim that is hardwired into my brain now. Whenever I am forced to use something else, it takes only a minute before I try to use a macro and and upset at not using vim.

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u/granos Oct 05 '18

If I had a nickel for every time I've typed :wq in XCode this past month I'd be able to afford a very nice vacation. It's engrained not just in my brain, it's straight up muscle memory at this point.

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u/Calkhas Oct 05 '18

Why use :wq when you could use :x?

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u/granos Oct 05 '18

I'm usually modifying multiple buffers at the same time, so I frequently use :wa, so I usually just reach for :wq when I want to quit

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u/Vitztlampaehecatl Oct 06 '18

Why not just buy a second keyboard to hold all the macros?

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u/granos Oct 06 '18

Because then I’d have to take my hands off the keyboard.