Date: Sun, 3 Sep 2017 11:48:24
From: rhkramer@gmail.com
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: Recommended editor for novice programmers?
Resent-Date: Sun, 3 Sep 2017 15:48:48 +0000 (UTC)
Resent-From: debian-user@lists.debian.org
On Sunday, September 03, 2017 11:30:09 AM Larry Dighera wrote:
On Sat, 2 Sep 2017 20:46:33 -0400, rhkramer@gmail.com wrote:
I do occasionally use vi (when
I'm stuck with no other editor), but I wouldn't wish either on a novice
programmer. Further, I don't think they have any advantage over a good
GUI editor with features like a scripting language, keyboard macros,
outlining / folding, syntax highlighting, and such.
...
With regard to the missing features being lamented above:
https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/l-vim-script-1/index.html
http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2009/01/vi-and-vim-macro-tutorial-how-to-record
-and-play/ https://majutsushi.github.io/tagbar/
For syntax highlighting, simply write: "Esc:syntax on" to activate the
builtin.
Hmm, I guess I need to clarify--I wasn't lamenting or trying to imply any
missing features in vi/vim or Emacs, but rather trying to respond to others
who seemed to believe such features didn't exist in many GUI editors.