Which Text Editors Do Great Hackers/Programmers Use?

#1

Post by paedubucher » Fri, Oct 19, 2018, 9:32 AM UTC

I heard that Linus Torvalds is using a customized version of MicroEmacs. Richard Stallman is probably using Emacs. Bram Moolenaar must likely uses vim. Rob Pike used acme (https://usesthis.com/interviews/rob.pike/).

Are there any reliable studies on that topic? Maybe a survey of Linux kernel hackers? Or maybe interviews with notable hackers/programmers?

Re: Which Text Editors Do Great Hackers/Programmers Use?

#2

Post by CFM » Fri, Oct 19, 2018, 10:32 AM UTC

I like Text Wrangler, Notepad++ and Visual Studio for text edits.

Re: Which Text Editors Do Great Hackers/Programmers Use?

#3

Post by CFM » Fri, Oct 19, 2018, 6:49 PM UTC

CFM wrote: post #2

I like Text Wrangler, Notepad++ and Visual Studio for text edits.

Thanks for the down vote!

Re: Which Text Editors Do Great Hackers/Programmers Use?

#4

Post by paedubucher » Fri, Oct 19, 2018, 6:58 PM UTC

CFM wrote: post #3

CFM wrote: post #2

I like Text Wrangler, Notepad++ and Visual Studio for text edits.

Thanks for the down vote!

That wasn't me, by the way.

Re: Which Text Editors Do Great Hackers/Programmers Use?

#5

Post by CFM » Fri, Oct 19, 2018, 9:01 PM UTC

paedubucher wrote: post #4

CFM wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks for the down vote!

That wasn't me, by the way.

LOL!

Re: Which Text Editors Do Great Hackers/Programmers Use?

#6

Post by simonblack » Sat, Oct 20, 2018, 4:55 AM UTC

Wordstar clone.

(Frightening, isn't it? That's what happens when key-sequences get imprinted.)

Re: Which Text Editors Do Great Hackers/Programmers Use?

#7

Post by dang » Sat, Oct 20, 2018, 6:23 AM UTC

CFM wrote: post #5

paedubucher wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That wasn't me, by the way.

LOL!

Could you please stop posting unsubstantive comments to Hacker News?

Also, if you'd read https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and follow the rules when posting here, we'd appreciate it. One thing they ask you to do is not post comments about getting downvoted.