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Why do some programmers love emacs so much
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When I started with Linux, I started with vim because the tutorials I was working off used vi and vim. Once I started with vim and learned the commands, I wasn't going to switch to something else... there's a joke somewhere in there about not knowing how to exit... but I'm not making it.
If I was going to write documentation now for a Linux newbie, I'd probably pick nano to start with.
I started with nano and I hated it, I didn't understand what anything meant in the bottom bar, like what is ^X. Unironically vim was easier to understand. I know what it is now but as a new user I didn't like using it.
Micro is Nano but the commands make sense. It's so nice.
It even prompts you for a sudo password when you try to save but don't have permission.