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whats the best FOSS IDE (and why?) (lemmy.ml)
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[โ€“] 5 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Emacs because it lets you configure everything exactly the way you want it. You can also go with Neovim, but it only runs in the terminal.

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

    You can also go with Neovim, but it only runs in the terminal.

    To me, that's a feature, not a detractor.

    ETA: Not intending to imply that Emacs isn't also a fine choice. I just like the terminal.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I really like Neovim and I've been using it for over 2 years as my main IDE, but recently I started getting into Emacs. I like the Terminal as much as you do, but I just wanted to try out something new, so I went with Emacs. I've been using it for some time now, and I'm probably not going back, I'm very happy with it.

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 2 years ago

    That's awesome! I'm probably going to give it another go over the holidays. It's a super powerful tool and I recall liking it before but it just didn't mesh with my needs (or I didn't know enough at the time to make it mesh with my needs).

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 2 years ago

    One of the goals of neovim was to introduce tools to build a GUI around vim. Imo the terminal is by far the best option, but there are some fun options. Neovide is an interesting one. Mostly because it doesn't do too much -- just eye candy.

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