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People are always arguing between vim and emacs, but here I am just using nano all day...
10 months ago · 👍 edanosborne, jsreed5, totroptof, docedelgas
@akrabu Micro is amazing! I'm used to vim and I don't see the point in jumping ships personally, but I recommend it to all nano/pico users now — it has smoother learning curve and uses shortcuts most people are used to.
In addition to color schemes, syntax highlighting and basic mouse support that you have mentioned, it even has more more advanced features like realigning and commenting out/in blocks of code — stuff that even those who don't need much would appreciate, and all of this comes in a small single-binary program.
A very fine editor indeed! · 1 month ago
@akrabu Micro looks interesting!
@gyaradong Yeah, that's probably why I like nano. If I'm going to be tinkering with something it's more likely to be my OS than my text editor. :) · 9 months ago
emacs: rich programmable editor which let's you write or import code to make editing text easier.
vim: minimal text editor which packs enormous amounts of power through its syntax.
nano: minimal text editor with a low barrier to entry but also commensurately less power.
The text editor "war" is really about which editor to invest time in to get the most power. The purpose of nano is to not invest time in it. · 9 months ago
Ever try Micro? It's like Nano with syntax highlighting and mouse support. https://micro-editor.github.io · 9 months ago
https://micro-editor.github.io
I used to use pico · 9 months ago
Same haha. I vastly prefer nano most days. · 9 months ago
while working as a *nix sysadmin i always used vi, not because i liked it, bur when working with big server farms i don't want to install my favourite editor on each machine. · 10 months ago
Nano is great for simple text editing. I personally find that if I'm doing more intensive stuff I need a more custom setup like my Neovim or Emacs configuration, but if I'm just editing files on a server good ol' nano or vi will do me just fine. · 10 months ago