Ask HN: What code editor do you use? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: What code editor do you use?

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Post by strait » Tue, May 25, 2010, 4:33 AM UTC

On Linux, Geany or SciTE. Both are scriptable with Lua.

Re: Ask HN: What code editor do you use?

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Post by jay_kyburz » Tue, May 25, 2010, 4:36 AM UTC

mbenjaminsmith wrote: post #28

cowmixtoo wrote: post #20

Komodo Edit works well on all platforms and support 'scp' for file access.

Komodo Edit (Mac) with the Vim bindings turned on. It's lightweight with some advanced features like code completion and basic project management (find & replace in project, etc).

I finally settled on Komodo as well.

Re: Ask HN: What code editor do you use?

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Post by jb55 » Tue, May 25, 2010, 4:36 AM UTC

Vim is like a virus that plants itself directly into your brain. Using it has crippled my ability to use "normal" text editors. No longer am I satisfied with default application navigation controls. I can't use a browser without Vimperator installed. How can this madness be stopped!?

Re: Ask HN: What code editor do you use?

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Post by hsmyers » Tue, May 25, 2010, 4:38 AM UTC

EditPlus because it does what I need and very little more. Has add-ons for just about any language I've every needed to program in, but still simple for all that.

Re: Ask HN: What code editor do you use?

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Post by jsdalton » Tue, May 25, 2010, 4:39 AM UTC

MattJ100 wrote: post #3

I somewhat suspect I'll be unique on this one here. I use nano full-time. I use it because it is simple, it gets the job done, and I don't find that I need anything more. It's true it's missing a couple of features commonly found in code editors. But when I start thinking code folding would be useful, I take it as a sign that this file is getting too large and would be better split. Nano also obeys the simple UI prin…

> Also contrary to popular belief, nano does support syntax highlighting - this just isn't enabled by default in most distros.

Did not know this! FYI, a bit of googling uncovered the following: http://code.google.com/p/nanosyntax/source/browse/trunk/synt...

Re: Ask HN: What code editor do you use?

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Post by ahlatimer » Tue, May 25, 2010, 4:41 AM UTC

kacy wrote: post #39

I'll throw my vote in here. I use a good mix of vim and textmate. Nothing too special. :-P

I also use vim and textmate. I use textmate far more than vim, though.

Re: Ask HN: What code editor do you use?

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Post by noodle » Tue, May 25, 2010, 4:44 AM UTC

on windows, e-texteditor, a textmate clone (i love it), and notepad++.

on linux, i use nano.

Re: Ask HN: What code editor do you use?

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Post by mx12 » Tue, May 25, 2010, 4:45 AM UTC

Eclispe for java. I could not imagine writing java without an IDE.

TextWrangler/BBEdit, for most other files. I like the built in support for sftp, so I can work remotely in a gui.

For the quick edits from the command line I use the old standby, vi.

Re: Ask HN: What code editor do you use?

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Post by kentosi » Tue, May 25, 2010, 4:46 AM UTC

Your question's made me realise something I completely wasn't aware of! In my many years of coding I always seem to have 2 separate editors open: one for coding and one for editing.

Currently at work, it's eclipse for Java development, and Textpad for all quick editing, regular expressions, mass find/replace across files, large files, etc.

Re: Ask HN: What code editor do you use?

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Post by strait » Tue, May 25, 2010, 4:46 AM UTC

madrik wrote: post #18

Ye can gain mine Emacs when ye wrest it from mine chill, mortified fingers.

    O ye'll tak' the high road and I'll tak' the low road  
    And I'll be a editin afore ye  
    For me and my emacsen will ne'er wont to gae  
    On the Vim Vimmy scriptin o' productivitin'