Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Bob Eager Newsgroups: comp.misc Subject: Re: Slate covers emacs vs. vim, 40 years later Date: 13 May 2014 18:02:04 GMT Lines: 37 Message-ID: References: <20140513173343.a026a54b.rsw@therandymon.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net ActDFaDu9G2P3yaT4VSCfwBfZXV+P2BfUHFvFOFYeN3ZQcXglH Cancel-Lock: sha1:u59Kl0vKwBAvTDgS/TkJzu8u2aY= User-Agent: Pan/0.135 (Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea; GIT 30dc37b master) Xref: csiph.com comp.misc:2778 On Tue, 13 May 2014 17:33:43 +0000, RS Wood wrote: > [Crossposted! Follow-up set to comp.misc] > > Slate is covering "the oldest rivalry in computing" and describing it in > layman's terms, which is pretty fun to read. This isn't an invitation > to reopen the debate (especially since I'm cross posting to both > comp.editors and comp.emacs - kindly refrain). I'm crossposting because > I think it would be interesting to everybody to see how a tech writer > (Dave Auerbach) describes software to the casual reader. > http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/bitwise/2014/05/ oldest_software_rivalry_emacs_and_vi_two_text_editors_used_by_programmers.html > > //--snip "In a world where both software and hardware frequently become > obsolete right on release, two rival programs can stake a claim to being > among the longest-lived applications of all time. Both programs are > about to enter their fifth decades. ... These two wizened programs are > as close to equally matched enemies as any two programs have ever been. > If you know a programmer who uses one of them, there’s a good chance > that she hates the other." > //--snip > > I use and like both, and am happy not only that both are still around > and getting better after all this time, but that a mag like Slate feels > it's an important enough story to publish for the general public. I use emacs and ed....! As for long lived programs..I also use this: http://www.ml1.org.uk -- Using UNIX since v6 (1975)... Use the BIG mirror service in the UK: http://www.mirrorservice.org