▲ 184 ▼ What is that one software that you are using for 10 years and still loving it? (lemmy.world) submitted 4 months ago by dhruv3006@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 278 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org 20 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children) >= 33 years Unix C the shell and commands like cd, ls, find, xarg, cp, mv, ln, df, du >= 32 years vi/vim LaTeX tar >= 28 years Emacs awk, bash C++ Linux >= 26 years Python & Numerical Python screen and tmux rsync ssh InkScape >= 20 years git literate programming tools >= 17 years Thunderbird & forks Debian & Ubuntu GNOME >= 15 years MeeGo, Maemo, Sailfish & siblings Lisps (Clojure, Guile, Racket) >= 11 years tiling WMs (i3) Arch (as second system) what I use now and will very, very likely still use in 10 years Rust Guix Gollum wiki Gemini protocol permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] jackintosh@feddit.nl 11 points 4 months ago (1 child) The most complex way to say “I use arch btw” I’ve ever seen permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org 4 points 4 months ago* (1 child) Arch is often pictured as some Uber hacker magic which it isn't. It is a useful collection of software packages with great documentation. Arch is for example useful if you want to program with new Rust versions, tools like jujutsu, cross-compile for your Sailfish phone, and so on. (By the way, Guix features now a recent Rust/cargo version, too!) And both Debian and Arch have advantages / disadvantages, so both are useful for different tasks. Learning Arch is really not a big step or costs much time if you know the foundations of Linux. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] laurathepluralized@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago +1 on the great documentation! Have I ever used Arch? No, and there are enough distros out there that I'm not sure I ever will. But have I ever referenced Arch's wiki? Yes, often, and plan to continue to do so. <3 to the Arch Wiki authors! permalink fedilink source parent [–] olafurp@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago (1 child) First person I've heard from that loves LaTeX permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org 2 points 4 months ago (1 child) LaTeX is by far easier to use than "word processors" if you want consistent formatting. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] olafurp@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago (1 child) Yeah, if you're writing up papers LaTeX is excellent. I've done some LaTeX myself but I'm very happy not having to write any papers today. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org 1 point 4 months ago I use it for letters too. It is a breeze to use. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jackintosh@feddit.nl 11 points 4 months ago (1 child) The most complex way to say “I use arch btw” I’ve ever seen permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org 4 points 4 months ago* (1 child) Arch is often pictured as some Uber hacker magic which it isn't. It is a useful collection of software packages with great documentation. Arch is for example useful if you want to program with new Rust versions, tools like jujutsu, cross-compile for your Sailfish phone, and so on. (By the way, Guix features now a recent Rust/cargo version, too!) And both Debian and Arch have advantages / disadvantages, so both are useful for different tasks. Learning Arch is really not a big step or costs much time if you know the foundations of Linux. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] laurathepluralized@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago +1 on the great documentation! Have I ever used Arch? No, and there are enough distros out there that I'm not sure I ever will. But have I ever referenced Arch's wiki? Yes, often, and plan to continue to do so. <3 to the Arch Wiki authors! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org 4 points 4 months ago* (1 child) Arch is often pictured as some Uber hacker magic which it isn't. It is a useful collection of software packages with great documentation. Arch is for example useful if you want to program with new Rust versions, tools like jujutsu, cross-compile for your Sailfish phone, and so on. (By the way, Guix features now a recent Rust/cargo version, too!) And both Debian and Arch have advantages / disadvantages, so both are useful for different tasks. Learning Arch is really not a big step or costs much time if you know the foundations of Linux. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] laurathepluralized@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago +1 on the great documentation! Have I ever used Arch? No, and there are enough distros out there that I'm not sure I ever will. But have I ever referenced Arch's wiki? Yes, often, and plan to continue to do so. <3 to the Arch Wiki authors! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] laurathepluralized@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago +1 on the great documentation! Have I ever used Arch? No, and there are enough distros out there that I'm not sure I ever will. But have I ever referenced Arch's wiki? Yes, often, and plan to continue to do so. <3 to the Arch Wiki authors! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] olafurp@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago (1 child) First person I've heard from that loves LaTeX permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org 2 points 4 months ago (1 child) LaTeX is by far easier to use than "word processors" if you want consistent formatting. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] olafurp@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago (1 child) Yeah, if you're writing up papers LaTeX is excellent. I've done some LaTeX myself but I'm very happy not having to write any papers today. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org 1 point 4 months ago I use it for letters too. It is a breeze to use. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org 2 points 4 months ago (1 child) LaTeX is by far easier to use than "word processors" if you want consistent formatting. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] olafurp@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago (1 child) Yeah, if you're writing up papers LaTeX is excellent. I've done some LaTeX myself but I'm very happy not having to write any papers today. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org 1 point 4 months ago I use it for letters too. It is a breeze to use. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] olafurp@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago (1 child) Yeah, if you're writing up papers LaTeX is excellent. I've done some LaTeX myself but I'm very happy not having to write any papers today. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org 1 point 4 months ago I use it for letters too. It is a breeze to use. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org 1 point 4 months ago I use it for letters too. It is a breeze to use. permalink fedilink source parent