The choice between Vim and Emacs often comes down to personal preference. Both are powerful text editors with their strengths.
Vim is known for its modal editing, which can make it more efficient when mastered. It’s also ubiquitous and lightweight, making it easy to use on any system.
Emacs, on the other hand, is exceedingly customizable and offers a wide array of functions beyond text editing, like a file manager, web browser, and email client.
So if you prefer something lightweight and fast, or you are working a lot on remote servers, you might want to use Vim. If you want something more like an “operating system” where you can do all your tasks in one place, pick Emacs. But I would recommend trying both and seeing which one aligns best with your work habits and preferences.
The choice between Vim and Emacs often comes down to personal preference. Both are powerful text editors with their strengths.
Vim is known for its modal editing, which can make it more efficient when mastered. It’s also ubiquitous and lightweight, making it easy to use on any system.
Emacs, on the other hand, is exceedingly customizable and offers a wide array of functions beyond text editing, like a file manager, web browser, and email client.
So if you prefer something lightweight and fast, or you are working a lot on remote servers, you might want to use Vim. If you want something more like an “operating system” where you can do all your tasks in one place, pick Emacs. But I would recommend trying both and seeing which one aligns best with your work habits and preferences.
Racking up those API tokens, at what cost?
So far some $15.
Edit: Around $12 of that is due to a bug. FML.
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