I've been trying to put into words why I like the system: It's simple, it's slick, it's rather minimal.... I think a system that doesn't boast much, that provides one with just enough to take it from there and build one's own workflow from a set of primitives, in this case all revolving around text and filesystem abstractions... I find that to be a nice, refreshing alternative to the sprawling complexity of modern unix systems, and the overwhelming choice of programming languages, environments, editors, IDEs, window managers, everything bringing an ecosystem of it's own, carrying millions of lines of code, bringing a bunch of solutions that are so general they don't quite always fit my needs, and require me to go browse documentation in any of a number of different formats from man to texinfo to html5....
I think it's also a splendid language for writers. I just need to build a few tools of my own, such as a gemini client, which I hope should not be too difficult and an edifying endeavour.
In my first post in the pub, I mentioned in passing my intention to make plan9 my primary OS, and I still hold on to that thought. Actually, now might just be the time, maybe I can dust off my old little hackerbook and install plan9 on it (again), and give it a run.
I absolutely agree. Go for it! I think eventually you'll never look back... I'm trying to get to that point. I have a few tools that are a necessity and then I've got nothing else. I agree, it is nice for writing! It's a very Zen experience lol