n7gifmdn to Programmer Humor@lemmy.ml · 1 month agoWhy do some programmers love emacs so muchbbs.kawa-kun.comimagemessage-square60fedilinkarrow-up1281arrow-down15
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minus-square_____@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoI started with nano and I hated it, I didn’t understand what anything meant in the bottom bar, like what is ^X. Unironically vim was easier to understand. I know what it is now but as a new user I didn’t like using it.
minus-squarecaseyweedermanlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 month agoMicro is Nano but the commands make sense. It’s so nice. It even prompts you for a sudo password when you try to save but don’t have permission.
I started with nano and I hated it, I didn’t understand what anything meant in the bottom bar, like what is ^X. Unironically vim was easier to understand. I know what it is now but as a new user I didn’t like using it.
Micro is Nano but the commands make sense. It’s so nice.
It even prompts you for a sudo password when you try to save but don’t have permission.