Timeline for Why do programmers use or recommend Mac OS X?
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| Aug 3, 2013 at 16:43 | comment | added | wulftone | @BobMurphy If you need a great modern editor that never loses your work, try Sublime Text. I used to use Notepad++, Netbeans, and emacs/vim, and haven't looked back since I tried Sublime Text--the most fantastic, modern editing experience available, I think! | |
| Apr 15, 2011 at 22:53 | history | edited | Bob Murphy | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Apr 15, 2011 at 22:04 | comment | added | alternative | @Bob Murphy okay, downvote removed. Nevermind, its locked in. Could you edit the answer to clarify so I could remove the downvote? | |
| Apr 15, 2011 at 21:50 | comment | added | Bob Murphy | @mathepic: I didn't intend to say say Mac apps never crash, although I can see how you might take it that way. What I intended to say is that modern Mac text editors neither crash nor lose your data, which has been my experience for the last ten years. (I have force-quit Xcode a few times due to compile hangs, but it retained my edits because it saves before compiles.) Unfortunately, I can't say the same for either kate or gedit, both of which have lost work on me. | |
| Apr 15, 2011 at 19:12 | comment | added | alternative | @Bob Murphy - I did not downvote you based on your preference, only based on that you did not back up your statement about Mac apps NEVER (such a bold statement, of course they do rarely) crash, but other OS apps do. All the major operating systems support software that doesn't crash and lose your data when written correctly. | |
| Apr 15, 2011 at 17:24 | comment | added | Bob Murphy | Dang online editor... here's what I meant to say... @mathepic: The question is about personal preferences, and I provided an honest, candid, and substantive answer based on decades of experience which include having become proficient in vi in 1986. Also, I don't criticize other people for having different personal preferences or try to convert them to mine, or accuse them of FUD for recounting factual experiences. It seems you do - you seem like a "my way or the highway" kinda guy. Remind me never to split a pizza with you; I doubt we could agree on the toppings. | |
| Apr 15, 2011 at 17:16 | comment | added | Bob Murphy | @mathepic: The question is about personal preferences, and I provided an honest, candid, and substantive answer based on decades of experience.These include achieving proficiency in vi in 1986. I don't require other people agree with my preferences - I'm not I'm sorry you think my factual statements and opinions are FUD, but so be it. It sounds to me like somebody | |
| Apr 13, 2011 at 0:27 | comment | added | alternative | Sounds like somebody has never really tried to edit without a GUI. And since when does vim or emacs crash and lose my data...? Don't think I've ever had that happen... Anyway, -1 for asserting that Mac apps don't crash and Linux apps do. Thats just blatant FUD. | |
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| Apr 5, 2011 at 16:35 | comment | added | toc777 | I've had xCode crash on me numerous times. It is a good IDE but overall I think netbeans is better. Have you ever tried SciTE text editor? I always use it for development, its extremely light weight and IMO is a great example of how simplicity is genius. | |
| Feb 25, 2011 at 16:20 | comment | added | David Thornley | @aqua: gVim works great on Windows. Unless I'm using Visual Studio, I edit with gVim. | |
| Feb 25, 2011 at 4:02 | comment | added | aqua | 1. vi rocks. If you have to use a mouse, go with gvim. 2. Editors on Mac... mmm I dunno. The suckitude seems to be here, not on Linux. Like you said Linux has several choices, gedit, nedit, kedit, kate, Eclipse, netbeans, etc. Mac has... Xcode, TextEdit, TextWrangler (I don't even like TextEdit and Wrangler). On Mac I use vi, on Linux I use vi, on Windows I use... Notepad++! | |
| Feb 25, 2011 at 3:27 | history | answered | Bob Murphy | CC BY-SA 2.5 |