Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!gegeweb.org!de-l.enfer-du-nord.net!feeder1.enfer-du-nord.net!feeds.phibee-telecom.net!usenet.ukfsn.org!not-for-mail From: Martin Gregorie Newsgroups: comp.lang.java.programmer Subject: Re: generics puzzle Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2011 09:51:37 +0000 (UTC) Organization: UK Free Software Network Lines: 21 Message-ID: References: <9g2f24Fi0vU1@mid.individual.net> <9g5nnhFahuU1@mid.individual.net> <9g5salFh1jU2@mid.individual.net> <9g81mdFj6eU6@mid.individual.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: 84.45.235.129 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: localhost.localdomain 1319363497 11503 84.45.235.129 (23 Oct 2011 09:51:37 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@localhost.localdomain NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2011 09:51:37 +0000 (UTC) User-Agent: Pan/0.135 (Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea; GIT 30dc37b master) Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.java.programmer:9111 On Sun, 23 Oct 2011 01:20:05 -0700, Eight of Seventeen wrote: > After having used, and gotten used to, modern software with a proper > user interface, why the hell would you ever use vi, or anything like it, > ever again? Serious question. > Its a good idea to know at least how to get by with vi. Two reasons: - it needs about the least terminal features to work correctly (this includes being able to work without arrow or function keys), so if your system gets completely borked you may need it to get out of the hole without data loss. - its colon command mode is very powerful and can make repetitive changes much better than editors that don't understand regexes. -- martin@ | Martin Gregorie gregorie. | Essex, UK org |