Why I Still Use Vim

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Re: Why I Still Use Vim

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Post by pluma » Fri, Jan 05, 2018, 2:19 PM UTC

executesorder66 wrote: post #80

pluma wrote: post #14

This article implies the differences matter. Nope, sorry, the conveniences of VSCode are worth the "cost" for me. I have 32 gigs of RAM and the time I spend opening files doesn't register compared to the time I spend writing or reading code. I do wonder whether the measurements take the base overhead of each editor into account. Do the numbers represent the use per file or the total for the file plus the entire app?

> worth the "cost" for me. I have 32 gigs of RAM I can see this conversation in the future: "I have 128TB of RAM" "Why the hell do you need so much RAM, what's the point?" "I use electron apps." "Oh..."

As I said elsewhere, I could make do with 16 gigs but I sometimes need to run things like development databases or Windows VMs (plural) on this too and I like the breathing room.

I already said it's a trade-off. Even with multiple instances side by side, VSCode barely registers. A gig of RAM may matter to you but I'm going to guess your needs are very different from mine and VSCode helps me do my job better than the alternatives I've tried.

Also, as you might be unaware of that: you're being a bit of an ass.

Re: Why I Still Use Vim

#112

Post by executesorder66 » Mon, Jan 08, 2018, 6:35 AM UTC

pluma wrote: post #111

executesorder66 wrote: post #80

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> worth the "cost" for me. I have 32 gigs of RAM I can see this conversation in the future: "I have 128TB of RAM" "Why the hell do you need so much RAM, what's the point?" "I use electron apps." "Oh..."

As I said elsewhere, I could make do with 16 gigs but I sometimes need to run things like development databases or Windows VMs (plural) on this too and I like the breathing room. I already said it's a trade-off. Even with multiple instances side by side, VSCode barely registers. A gig of RAM may matter to you but I'm going to guess your needs are very different from mine and VSCode helps me do my job better than the…

I have 16GB of RAM. Although I normally don't use more than 2GB. But as you said, it's sometimes very useful. Especially in the case of running multiple VMs. I too like the breathing room.

> Also, as you might be unaware of that: you're being a bit of an ass.

If you are offended that your favorite text editor uses as much RAM as an entire web browser, then shooting the messenger isn't going to help.

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