Topic 18 | Power Editing |
We've talked before about tools being an extension of your hand. Well, this applies to editors more than to any other software tool. You need to be able to manipulate text as effortlessly as possible, because text is the basic raw material of programming.
In the first edition of this book we recommended using a single editor for everything: code, documentation, memos, system administration, and so on. We've softened that position a little. We're happy for you to use as many editors as you want. We'd just like you to be working toward fluency in each.
| Tip 27 | Achieve Editor Fluency |
Why is this a big deal? Are we saying you'll save lots of time? Actually yes: over the course of a year, you might actually gain an additional ...
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