[geeks] Editor Religous War (was Glad I don't live in Texas!)

[Nathaniel Grady]

> vi... The horror... the horror....

I use both vi and emacs. vi is my editor, emacs is my IDE. When opening small 
text files to make a quick change (eg: /etc) vi is king because it loads so 
quickly I just keep typing w/o loosing a beat. Emacs takes a good 45 seconds 
to open. This of it this way. You're out in the woods with a pair of scissors 
and a chain saw. You come across a pretty flower in the path and want to 
bring it back for your girlfriend. Either tool gets the job done.... Later 
you get stuck due to a tree across the path. Again, either would get the job 
done eventually. I never saw vi and emacs as competitors - they're different 
tools for different jobs. There, I solved the vi vs. emacs religious war :) 

-- Nathaniel Grady