[programble]

So what is your favorite text editor? Please post what it is and why.

My answer:

Emacs! I like Emacs for its immense extensibility and I just like things like C-x u.

My second choice is Gedit, since it is simple and has a nice interface.

[s3thst4]

Honestly don't do much programming in Text Editors, but when I do, I always use Notepad++.

[Dogstopper]

I use all of the ones that HAVE been voted on (N++, Vi, and Emacs) but my personal favorite is, in fact, Emacs due to its extensibility

EDIT: Sorry double post, slow internet)

This post has been edited by Dogstopper: 18 October 2009 - 06:46 PM

[Locke]

Gedit, because it's standard with Linux (the distros I've used (Ubuntu, Fedora), not sure about the rest). No need to go get syntax highlighting. Gedit has LOTS of highlighting configurations.

[programble]

Neumann, on 19 Oct, 2009 - 12:14 PM, said:

programble, on 18 Oct, 2009 - 03:39 PM, said:

I just like things like C-x u.

Yes, the undo command. Believe it or not, all editors have it.

I meant the way the commands work. That was just an example.

Yay @ Emacs winning

Notepad++ is in second, which is quite understandable. I used to use it before my Linux days (aka The Dark Times).

[Nykc]

I think we have like 5 other threads about this topic. I answered in one of them.

[alentius]

Notepad++, though I've been peeking at emacs... Give me some time with it, and I might switch.

[AliceNWunderland]

I use Antechinus JS because I do Internet Programming.

[no2pencil]

I voted vi, but it really depends on which OS that I'm on.

I love all of the shortcuts written into vi. Once you learn them it's an awesome editor.

Locke, on 19 Oct, 2009 - 12:02 PM, said:

Gedit, because it's standard with Linux

Not to be one of those techo ass-hats : But the 'G' in Gedit means it's for Gnome, which means it's not standard. Just so you know this, going forward. Should you find yourself running a KDE (or non-Gnome) Window Manager, you won't find Gedit.

[cdog5000]

I use Notepad, although I don't like to. I don't use it to code though, Since I am a Java developer I use Eclipse IDE.

[markhazlett9]

coda is by far my favorite. The ability to work in teams on different machines and editing the same document in real time is priceless. Also, the ability to add books of any language. When you have an issue and search, it will not only search the API but also will search the books as well. Overall it's just spectacular.

[Raynes]

Voted Emacs, because it's awesome. I'm not neccessarily opposed to using Vim, but Emacs is better for most of the languages that I use, such as Clojure, Haskell, and Ruby.

As a side note, Lispers typically like to use Emacs because it's configuration language is a Lisp, so they feel at home. You can see this point demonstrated by looking at a poll I started yesterday: http://acidrayne.net/?p=81 where 96 of the currently 170 votes are for Emacs. Vim comes in second with 30 votes.

This post has been edited by Raynes: 01 November 2009 - 03:13 PM

[bodom658]

Voted Vim, cuz it's awesome. I'm not opposed to emacs but vim is better for most of the languages I use, such as C, C++, and Assembly

[abgorn]

Gedit because it works perfectly straight out of the box, though I am making my own scriptable text editor (Beanshell) to suit my individual needs.