C.3 Mac OS X

TextMate is a wonderful (though not free) programming solution. It offers syntax highlighting, macros, and a very intuitive and easy interface. Mac users who do not wish to pay for a text editing suite may also use vim in Terminal (in Applications→Utilities). See the Linux section on getting started with that.

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