Vim
Vim takes a while to learn, but once you know what you’re doing, you can work quickly, with a wide range of shortcuts and plug-ins. Additionally, Vim is compatible with nearly every operating system and is often already installed, so working on an unfamiliar OS is less unfamiliar when you use Vim. I used to be afraid of Vim, but now it’s my favorite editor.
It is available on nearly every operating system ever created (it comes preinstalled on Mac OS X and Linux, but you have to install it yourself on Windows). Vim is like a cockroach: It can ...
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