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I don't think using a text editor is limiting, using an IDE certainly is. When using Visual Studio, you're definitely limited to Windows. When you're using an IDE, they lock you into a certain set of paradigms.

An editor like Vim or Emacs ia great because eventually

_the editor adapts itself to the programmer and not the other way around_.

Every other configuration of Emacs and Vim have been different, suiting the programmer writing it. People have distros of Emacs/Vim

- Doom - Spacemacs - NeoVim

Etc.




> I don't think using a text editor is limiting, using an IDE certainly is.

I agree. nonetheless, most developers use IDEs. This in turn means that a developer is unlikely to use only simple editors.

Maybe actually read the comment chain you're responding to?




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