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Re: most common text editors in popular distros?

From Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.misc
Subject Re: most common text editors in popular distros?
Date 2020-06-11 17:57 +0000
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On 2020-06-11, Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote:

> Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> writes:
>
>> Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>>
>>> Bud Frede <frede@mouse-potato.com> writes:
>>>
>>>> I recently did some testing and at one point I loaded an 18MB text file
>>>> into various editors.
>>>>
>>>> vim used a total of 24.7MB of RAM. Emacs used 52.4MB of RAM. Atom used
>>>> 420MB, and VS Code used 402.5MB.
>>>>
>>>> I didn't try loading multiple files at once. That would change the
>>>> results somewhat, but it's not enough to convince me to give up vim and
>>>> emacs for Atom or VS Code.
>>>
>>> It seems like an odd criterion unless you’re seriously short of
>>> memory. Commodity computers have multiple gigabytes of RAM these days,
>>> even the largest of the above is a drop in the ocean.
>>
>> And as everyone knows, abundance justifies waste.  1/2 :-)
>
> What do you think is wasted here? You pay just as much for a given
> quantity of RAM whether or not you use all of it.
>
> If you have two configurations which meet your basic needs and have a
> working set (including files you want to be cached, etc) that doesn’t
> exceed RAM size, why would you compare them on memory usage rather than
> on features that helped you achieve the task at hand more efficiently?

You're putting words into my mouth.  I said nothing about prioritizing
memory usage over usability.  (Mind you, as someone who cut his teeth
on a machine with 16K of memory, I'm used to dealing with situations
where conserving resources isn't a matter of choice.)

I'm thinking more of the KISS principle, in a world where people
have confused complexity with sophistication.  And all too often,
systems turn into a mass of bloatware which gets in the way of
what you're trying to do.

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most common text editors in popular distros? pedro1492@lycos.com - 2020-06-09 04:40 -0700
  Re: most common text editors in popular distros? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2020-06-09 12:51 +0100
    Re: most common text editors in popular distros? Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2020-06-10 11:22 -0400
      Re: most common text editors in popular distros? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2020-06-10 16:37 +0100
    Re: most common text editors in popular distros? pH <wb6dwp@gmail.com> - 2020-06-11 19:37 -0700
      Re: most common text editors in popular distros? Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2020-06-12 11:01 +0000
      Re: most common text editors in popular distros? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-06-13 14:23 +0200
        Re: most common text editors in popular distros? Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2020-06-13 15:32 +0000
  Re: most common text editors in popular distros? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-06-09 14:36 +0200
    Re: most common text editors in popular distros? Aragorn <thorongil@telenet.be> - 2020-06-09 15:26 +0200
      Re: most common text editors in popular distros? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-06-09 20:57 +0200
        Re: most common text editors in popular distros? Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2020-06-09 22:23 +0000
          Re: most common text editors in popular distros? Jean-David Beyer <jeandavid8@verizon.net> - 2020-06-09 18:52 -0400
          Re: most common text editors in popular distros? Bud Frede <frede@mouse-potato.com> - 2020-06-10 13:00 -0400
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              Re: Why? (Was: most common text editors in popular distros?) Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2020-06-10 19:20 +0000
                Re: Why? (Was: most common text editors in popular distros?) Grant Taylor <gtaylor@tnetconsulting.net> - 2020-06-11 09:52 -0600
                Re: Why? (Was: most common text editors in popular distros?) Grant Taylor <gtaylor@tnetconsulting.net> - 2020-06-11 09:59 -0600
                Re: Why? Bud Frede <frede@mouse-potato.com> - 2020-06-21 10:00 -0400
                Re: Why? Grant Taylor <gtaylor@tnetconsulting.net> - 2020-06-21 10:10 -0600
                Re: Why? Bud Frede <frede@mouse-potato.com> - 2020-06-22 06:06 -0400
                Re: Why? (Was: most common text editors in popular distros?) "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-06-11 22:11 +0200
                Re: Why? Bud Frede <frede@mouse-potato.com> - 2020-06-21 09:59 -0400
              Re: Why? (Was: most common text editors in popular distros?) Grant Taylor <gtaylor@tnetconsulting.net> - 2020-06-11 09:45 -0600
                Re: Why? (Was: most common text editors in popular distros?) "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-06-11 22:16 +0200
                Re: Why? (Was: most common text editors in popular distros?) Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2020-06-11 21:08 +0000
                Re: Why? (Was: most common text editors in popular distros?) "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-06-12 13:49 +0200
                Re: Why? (Was: most common text editors in popular distros?) Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2020-06-12 20:49 +0000
                Re: Why? (Was: most common text editors in popular distros?) "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-06-13 14:19 +0200
                Re: Why? (Was: most common text editors in popular distros?) Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2020-06-13 13:13 +0000
                Re: Why? (Was: most common text editors in popular distros?) "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-06-16 13:02 +0200
                Re: Why? (Was: most common text editors in popular distros?) Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2020-06-16 20:42 +0000
                Re: Why? (Was: most common text editors in popular distros?) "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-06-16 23:13 +0200
                Re: Why? (Was: most common text editors in popular distros?) Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2020-06-16 21:41 +0000
                Re: Why? (Was: most common text editors in popular distros?) "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-06-17 12:05 +0200
                Re: Why? (Was: most common text editors in popular distros?) Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2020-06-17 11:03 +0000
                Re: Why? (Was: most common text editors in popular distros?) "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-06-17 14:06 +0200
                Re: Why? Bud Frede <frede@mouse-potato.com> - 2020-06-21 10:18 -0400
                Re: Why? Bud Frede <frede@mouse-potato.com> - 2020-06-21 10:10 -0400
                Re: Why? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-06-21 20:18 +0200
              Re: Why? Bud Frede <frede@mouse-potato.com> - 2020-06-21 09:49 -0400
            Re: most common text editors in popular distros? Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2020-06-10 19:54 +0000
        Re: most common text editors in popular distros? Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2020-06-09 20:44 -0400
      Re: most common text editors in popular distros? "Andrei Z." <no-email@invalid.invalid> - 2020-06-26 11:32 +0300
        Re: most common text editors in popular distros? "Andrei Z." <no-email@invalid.invalid> - 2020-07-16 15:06 +0300
    Re: most common text editors in popular distros? John McCue <jmccue@hairball.Belkin> - 2020-06-09 22:55 +0000
      Re: most common text editors in popular distros? Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2020-06-10 09:13 +0100
        Re: most common text editors in popular distros? Bud Frede <frede@mouse-potato.com> - 2020-06-10 13:11 -0400
          Re: most common text editors in popular distros? Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2020-06-10 20:53 +0100
            Re: most common text editors in popular distros? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2020-06-10 20:54 +0000
              Re: most common text editors in popular distros? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2020-06-10 22:36 +0100
                Re: most common text editors in popular distros? Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2020-06-10 22:49 +0000
                Re: most common text editors in popular distros? Harold Stevens <wookie@limbo.localdomain> - 2020-06-10 18:07 -0500
                Re: most common text editors in popular distros? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2020-06-11 01:59 +0100
                Re: most common text editors in popular distros? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2020-06-11 01:57 +0100
                Re: most common text editors in popular distros? Aragorn <thorongil@telenet.be> - 2020-06-11 08:30 +0200
                Re: most common text editors in popular distros? Harold Stevens <wookie@limbo.localdomain> - 2020-06-11 03:37 -0500
                Re: most common text editors in popular distros? John McCue <jmccue@obsd2.mhome.org> - 2020-06-11 12:25 +0000
                Re: most common text editors in popular distros? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-06-11 22:19 +0200
                Re: most common text editors in popular distros? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2020-06-12 08:04 +0100
                Re: most common text editors in popular distros? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-06-12 13:50 +0200
                Re: most common text editors in popular distros? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2020-06-12 15:28 +0100
                Re: most common text editors in popular distros? Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2020-06-12 17:00 +0000
                Re: most common text editors in popular distros? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2020-06-12 19:38 +0100
                Re: most common text editors in popular distros? Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2020-06-12 19:09 +0000
                Re: most common text editors in popular distros? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2020-06-12 23:14 +0100
                Re: most common text editors in popular distros? Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2020-06-13 00:31 +0000
                Re: most common text editors in popular distros? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-06-13 14:11 +0200
              Re: most common text editors in popular distros? Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2020-06-11 08:17 +0100
                Re: most common text editors in popular distros? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2020-06-11 09:25 +0100
                Re: most common text editors in popular distros? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2020-06-11 17:57 +0000
            Re: most common text editors in popular distros? Bud Frede <frede@mouse-potato.com> - 2020-06-21 10:24 -0400
        Re: most common text editors in popular distros? John McCue <jmccue@obsd2.mhome.org> - 2020-06-10 20:55 +0000
          Re: most common text editors in popular distros? Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2020-06-10 21:39 -0400
  Re: most common text editors in popular distros? Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2020-06-09 13:42 +0000
    Re: most common text editors in popular distros? Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2020-06-09 22:31 +0000
      Re: most common text editors in popular distros? Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2020-06-09 22:56 +0000
  Re: most common text editors in popular distros? Ralf Fassel <ralfixx@gmx.de> - 2020-06-09 17:36 +0200
    Re: most common text editors in popular distros? Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2020-06-09 19:38 +0000
      Re: most common text editors in popular distros? Bobbie Sellers <bliss@mouse-potato.com> - 2020-06-09 13:46 -0700
        Re: most common text editors in popular distros? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2020-06-09 23:51 +0000
          Re: most common text editors in popular distros? Bud Frede <frede@mouse-potato.com> - 2020-06-10 13:19 -0400
            Re: most common text editors in popular distros? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2020-06-10 20:54 +0000
  Re: most common text editors in popular distros? T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2020-06-09 09:51 -0700
  Re: most common text editors in popular distros? Bit Twister <BitTwister@mouse-potato.com> - 2020-06-09 11:55 -0500
  Re: most common text editors in popular distros? vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com - 2020-06-12 18:54 +0000
    Re: most common text editors in popular distros? Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2020-06-12 20:58 +0000
      Re: most common text editors in popular distros? Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2020-06-12 17:44 -0400
        Re: most common text editors in popular distros? Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2020-06-12 22:31 +0000
          Re: most common text editors in popular distros? Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2020-06-12 20:50 -0400
            Re: most common text editors in popular distros? Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2020-06-13 11:51 +0000
              Re: most common text editors in popular distros? Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2020-06-13 09:22 -0400
                Re: most common text editors in popular distros? Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2020-06-13 13:35 +0000
                Re: most common text editors in popular distros? Bud Frede <frede@mouse-potato.com> - 2020-06-20 07:45 -0400
                Re: most common text editors in popular distros? Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2020-06-20 07:57 -0400
                Re: most common text editors in popular distros? Bud Frede <frede@mouse-potato.com> - 2020-06-21 10:52 -0400
      That's why they call it "normal" mode. (Was: most common text editors in popular distros?) gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2020-06-13 13:48 +0000
        Re: That's why they call it "normal" mode. Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2020-06-13 17:05 +0000
          Re: That's why they call it "normal" mode. Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2020-06-13 18:52 +0000
            Re: That's why they call it "normal" mode. Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2020-06-16 06:03 -0400
              Re: That's why they call it "normal" mode. Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2020-06-16 11:31 +0000
                Re: That's why they call it "normal" mode. Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2020-06-16 14:12 +0000
                Re: That's why they call it "normal" mode. The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2020-06-16 18:10 +0100
                Re: That's why they call it "normal" mode. Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2020-06-16 17:12 +0000
                Re: That's why they call it "normal" mode. Bud Frede <frede@mouse-potato.com> - 2020-06-21 10:57 -0400
                Re: That's why they call it "normal" mode. Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2020-06-16 20:48 +0000
                Re: That's why they call it "normal" mode. Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2020-07-03 10:46 -0400
                Re: That's why they call it "normal" mode. Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2020-07-03 20:30 +0000
              Re: That's why they call it "normal" mode. "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-06-17 12:12 +0200
                Re: That's why they call it "normal" mode. Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2020-06-17 11:26 +0000
                Re: That's why they call it "normal" mode. "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-06-17 14:16 +0200
                Re: That's why they call it "normal" mode. Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2020-06-17 20:51 +0000
                Re: That's why they call it "normal" mode. Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2020-07-03 11:01 -0400
                Re: That's why they call it "normal" mode. Anssi Saari <as@sci.fi> - 2020-07-04 00:30 +0300
        Re: That's why they call it "normal" mode. (Was: most common text editors in popular distros?) Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2020-06-13 18:46 +0000
          Re: That's why they call it "normal" mode. Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2020-06-15 10:58 -0400
            Re: That's why they call it "normal" mode. Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2020-06-15 17:43 +0000
              Re: That's why they call it "normal" mode. Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2020-06-15 21:21 +0000
            Re: That's why they call it "normal" mode. Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2020-06-15 19:04 +0000
              Re: That's why they call it "normal" mode. Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2020-06-15 21:05 +0000
                Re: That's why they call it "normal" mode. Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2020-06-15 22:03 +0000
                Re: That's why they call it "normal" mode. "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-06-18 12:55 +0200
              Re: That's why they call it "normal" mode. Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2020-06-16 06:11 -0400
                Re: That's why they call it "normal" mode. Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2020-06-16 11:35 +0000
                Re: That's why they call it "normal" mode. The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2020-06-16 13:11 +0100
                Re: That's why they call it "normal" mode. Bud Frede <frede@mouse-potato.com> - 2020-06-21 10:56 -0400

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