What is the difference between Vim and gedit?
gedit is the GNOME text editor. While aiming at simplicity and ease of use, gedit is a powerful general purpose text editor; Vim: Highly configurable text editor built to enable efficient text editing. It is an improved version of the vi editor distributed with most UNIX systems. Vim is distributed free as charityware.
Why do people use Vim or Emacs?
Vim has a small footprint, low latency, fast startup, allows for more screen space, customizable and most importantly, once the muscle-memory has been ingrained, it’s nearly impossible to switch to something else.
What can I do with Emacs?
Emacs helps you be productive by providing an integrated environment for many different kinds of tasks: All of the basic editing commands (and there are lots of them) are available no matter what you’re trying to do: write code, read a manual, use a shell, or compose an email.
Should I use Emacs or Vim?
Emacs tends to be relatively straightforward, similar to commonly used text editors like Notepad. Vim is known to have a much steeper learning curve than Emacs. However, it’s been said that putting in the extra effort is worth it because you will ultimately be able to work much faster and more comfortably in Vim.
Is gedit good for programming?
Gedit is a text editor, and I can also use it for coding, because Gedit support syntax highlighting , and that makes it more useful for coding. it also has all the other basic options like Goto Line ,find and replace.
Does Linus Torvalds use Vim?
I presume that he likes Vim since it is installed by default on Linux. Linus uses a fork of MicroEMACS that he maintain himself (Git repository ), since the last version of the program was released in 1996. Based on your link, it seems to me that he’s just used to it and has no reason to change.
Is Emacs a good editor?
Emacs is OK for my purposes I guess, but if it’s available, likely several other, simpler editors are as well. Vim ! For all the people wanting clear distinction between Vim mode, check out my work here : https://github.com/sd65/MiniVim Looks like Nano/Sublime There are my three best articles about Vim: 1.
Why do so many people use VI instead of Emacs?
In vi’s defense, it was done that way so that it would work on keyboards with a very limited number of keys. So, it has its uses. For most things, emacs is just much easier to use. Emacs was also designed to work on standard 1970s keyboards.
Why do you prefer Vim over other text editors?
I prefer Vim for a couple reasons. The first is personal preference, because I use it all the time and am very familiar with it. It has become embedded as part of my muscle memory. Secondly, I use it because, as I was told when I first started in Linux, Vi is always there, even in recovery and single user mode and other editors are not.
Is Vim still relevant in 2016?
It may be 2016, but among many developers and system administrators, the editor war is still alive and well. Vim (and vi) or Emacs: Both have strong followings, and of course, plenty of people use something else entirely. Which do you prefer? There is little doubt that both still have strong followings.