IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> wrote on 
04/09/2015 15:50:48:

> From: John McKown <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Date: 04/09/2015 15:50
> Subject: Re: IPCS Magicians (was: Smaller Private Area in DR)
> Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]>
> 
> On Fri, Sep 4, 2015 at 9:10 AM, David Griffiths1 <
> [email protected]> wrote:
> 
> > Which is why you have a need for IPCS Magicians! Much more intuitive 
to
> > just click a link in a web browser, use the forward and backward 
buttons,
> > open in a new tab, save a bookmark, share the URL with a colleague 
etc.
> > Plus when you're displaying register contents or stack traces, the
> > addresses are displayed as links. Quickly navigate round a dump using 
an
> > iPad even.
> >
> > But I can't talk really - I'm practically the only person left here 
who
> > still edits using vi :)
> >
> 
> ​Evil. You need to convert to emacs immediately. Lest the wrath of 
Stallman
> fall upon thee!
> 
> I read of a professional author who uses UNIX "ed" to write all of his
> first drafts. No editing, just pure type it fast, fix it later.​

That's interesting, I was chatting to someone the other day who had been 
on a creative writing course and she was recommended to use pen and paper 
to help with the thought flow process - when you use a word processor 
you're forever getting distracted by the need to edit what you've just 
written. I shall recommend ed to her!

I thought vi/vim had won the editor wars? Haven't come across anyone using 
emacs for years. You only need to learn vi once and then it's the only 
editor you ever need :)

Cheers,

Dave Griffiths
IBM Operational Decision Manager
z/OS Developer
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