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[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago (3 children)

i... think I need this explained to me

[–] starman 42 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

In this case anon just want to search and replace text in file using various text editors, but he describes it funny way:

  • acme: very slow process because it requires using mouse and keyboard alternately
  • emacs: faster because you don't have to use mouse but requires pressing a lot of weird and complicated key combinations and use many modifier keys like ctrl, alt and so on, in this case description is a bit exaggerated. Also see emacs pinky syndrome
  • vim: portrayed as simple and efficient, anon is probably vim user.
[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 year ago

anon is probably vim user.

Like any sane person.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Although the relevant links have already been provided, the gist is

  • Acme stands for some "generic" editor here, where you have to use the mouse a lot, which is perceived as slow
  • Emacs is known to be very powerful (to the extend of being called an "OS with a bad editor"), but using unergonomic keyboard shortcuts
  • Vim is an editor that has been designed for keyboard power users in mind, but which has the reputation of being difficult to learn
[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Acme doesn't stand for some generic editor! It's the famous acme text editor by Rob Pike. It's an interesting editor, very different from Emacs or Vim, and yes, very mousey. In this video Russ Cox gives a great overview: https://youtu.be/dP1xVpMPn8M

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I should've done my homework before replying then :)

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

These are text editors. Look up regular expressions. These are hyperbolic descriptions of what it takes to use them in each.

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