Jorgen Grahn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On Thu, 16 Oct 2008 07:47:36 +1100, Ben Finney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Instead, I find the greater gain comes from a working environment
> > of *loosely-coupled* tools, with standard well-defined interfaces,
> > that one can flexibly mold and recon
s. Learn one of these editors well,
> familiarise yourself with how to access the rich library of available
> extensions, and make the text editor the core of your loosely-coupled
> development environment.
You think like I think, but I think your standards are too high. I
like claiming &q
Joe Strout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> You've never used BBEdit? (Perhaps because of the platform you use
> -- that's a Mac-only text editor, but it meets your criteria nicely.
> The free version "TextWrangler" does a pretty darn good job too,
> though of course has some limitations.)
Not becau
On Oct 15, 2008, at 2:47 PM, Ben Finney wrote:
Because of the inescapable central role in our craft of manipulating
text files, essential in this development environment is a
highly-customisable text editor with a broad *and* deep library of
existing customisations, to maximise the amount of wor
sting extensions for a
staggering variety of tasks. Learn one of these editors well,
familiarise yourself with how to access the rich library of available
extensions, and make the text editor the core of your loosely-coupled
development environment.
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