Ask HN: Best code editor? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: Best code editor?

#71

Post by yters » Sat, Aug 29, 2009, 11:52 PM UTC

I like writing things down with pen and paper, then running it through in my head. Once everything is perfect then i might touch a keyboard.

Manipulating things in the head is much quicker than anything else I've used.

Re: Ask HN: Best code editor?

#72

Post by mhansen » Sat, Aug 29, 2009, 11:58 PM UTC

mkeblx wrote: post #32

Notepad. It's a simple, feature-rich, light-weight editor. The learning curve is long and steep though, but well worth it. I've been using if for 3 years now and still don't know all it's bells and whistles. Best of all it comes preinstalled on a lot of OSs so you don't have to go through a laborious install process.

Urgh. I actually see people in my computer science classes use Notepad to write code... it pains me.

Re: Ask HN: Best code editor?

#73

Post by jawngee » Sun, Aug 30, 2009, 12:00 AM UTC

I use floppy disks and magnets. You aren't worth the trash you produce if you can't code without a keyboard ...

Re: Ask HN: Best code editor?

#74

Post by boskone » Sun, Aug 30, 2009, 12:09 AM UTC

In the last 2-3 years emacs has just improved and improved. Like most it originally took me 2-3 distinctive efforts to "go emacs", but it pays off. Emacs is just outstanding if you are a code slinger.

If your an admin and edit a couple of config files now and again, maybe VIM, though IMHO emacs is superior for even simple editing as well.

Emacs, Emacs, Emacs.

Re: Ask HN: Best code editor?

#75

Post by parse_tree » Sun, Aug 30, 2009, 12:10 AM UTC

i program in C the most , and for that, hands down emacs is the best (I think its arguably the best period as well).

C + emacs + gdb > sex

Re: Ask HN: Best code editor?

#76

Post by beta » Sun, Aug 30, 2009, 12:23 AM UTC

Lets not forget good o'll gedit!

No but seriously, gvim all the way.

Re: Ask HN: Best code editor?

#77

Post by rwolf » Sun, Aug 30, 2009, 12:25 AM UTC

gedit didn't make the list yet? for shame!

syntax highlighting, auto-indentation, line numbers, multi-line tab, multi-line comments (with a plugin), installed whether you want it or not with ubuntu.

Re: Ask HN: Best code editor?

#78

Post by AdamGibbins » Sun, Aug 30, 2009, 12:27 AM UTC

Sapient wrote: post #58

alx wrote: post #4

Textmate

Or the Windows clone, e-Texteditor. Macs are far too expensive in Africa...

Macs are overpriced everywhere Sapient, I don't think its specific to Africa ;-)

Re: Ask HN: Best code editor?

#79

Post by talleyrand » Sun, Aug 30, 2009, 12:34 AM UTC

I love Geany (for Linux and Windows) http://www.geany.org/

I spent a while looking for a replacement for my old favorite PSpad when I switched from windows, and this was it.

Re: Ask HN: Best code editor?

#80

Post by mun2mun » Sun, Aug 30, 2009, 12:37 AM UTC

camflan wrote: post #3

vim

I also like vim but I sometime feel jealous of the emacs users for debugging and org mode.