convore.json/groups/hacker-news/editors-coda-macvim-vim-emacs-nano-etc/messages.json

[{"user_id": 30714, "stars": [], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1303743725.757813, "message": "I'm not really trying to create an argument about GUI vs CLI... I guess if a GUI editor has great SSH/SCP/SFTP/FTP support, I'd use it and do away with editing directly on the server entirely.", "group_id": 95, "id": 804039}, {"user_id": 30714, "stars": [], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1303743629.8003509, "message": "I've been using nano to edit files over ssh almost exclusively and I know its a bad habit, but I havent quit yet.", "group_id": 95, "id": 804025}, {"user_id": 22924, "stars": [], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1303743791.6215611, "message": "Emacs has built-in SSH support with tramp, it's definitely worth a try.", "group_id": 95, "id": 804059}, {"user_id": 4149, "stars": [], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1303744028.2168591, "message": "I use coda it isn't bad I like it and the plugins are good too", "group_id": 95, "id": 804098}, {"user_id": 30714, "stars": [], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1303743678.10973, "message": "I could really use some help - What editor(s) do you use to rock code?  I feel like I should learn vi so I'm still lean on the console, but GUI editors like Coda are attractive too.  Maybe MacVIM is the ideal mix?", "group_id": 95, "id": 804034}, {"user_id": 22924, "stars": [], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1303743756.53632, "message": "Try Emacs! It might be a struggle to learn at first, but without a doubt it's the best editor I've used.", "group_id": 95, "id": 804043}, {"user_id": 8391, "stars": [{"date_created": 1303752098.1398089, "user_id": 28560}, {"date_created": 1303761973.5121441, "user_id": 1175}, {"date_created": 1303795955.5740099, "user_id": 651}, {"date_created": 1303955207.72227, "user_id": 6718}, {"date_created": 1304643824.947294, "user_id": 30748}], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1303744215.082736, "message": "vim.", "group_id": 95, "id": 804121}, {"user_id": 30768, "stars": [], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1303745652.8989789, "message": "I'm sorry you have to write in dreamweaver at work. I can't imagine why that would be a requirement unless you're using those dreamweaver template things", "group_id": 95, "id": 804401}, {"user_id": 30666, "stars": [], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1303745727.254163, "message": "though i often check stuff out in DW and work in Coda/VIM when I can't take DW any more", "group_id": 95, "id": 804421}, {"user_id": 30768, "stars": [], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1303745727.5279651, "message": "You work at a university right", "group_id": 95, "id": 804422}, {"user_id": 30768, "stars": [{"date_created": 1303866825.0465591, "user_id": 4141}], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1303745767.4663889, "message": "adobe has those organizations under a thumb, I bet you have shared key license that prevents people from using the app when too many have it running", "group_id": 95, "id": 804437}, {"user_id": 30768, "stars": [{"date_created": 1304643845.0997529, "user_id": 30748}], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1303745743.5545731, "message": "I knew it", "group_id": 95, "id": 804427}, {"user_id": 30666, "stars": [], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1303745760.7412851, "message": "haha, we also still use Cold Fusion", "group_id": 95, "id": 804435}, {"user_id": 30768, "stars": [], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1303745565.2525411, "message": "vim bitches", "group_id": 95, "id": 804379}, {"user_id": 30666, "stars": [], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1303745590.34163, "message": "dreamweaver @ work(necessary evil as I'm part of a team), coda/vim @ home, i've heard a lot about textmate but only spent some time w/ it a few years back at a different job, it was nice but didn't stick w/ me", "group_id": 95, "id": 804387}, {"user_id": 30666, "stars": [], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1303745704.329741, "message": "We use their check in/check out system and other depts use contribute which means i need to write certain pieces in their template forms", "group_id": 95, "id": 804415}, {"user_id": 30666, "stars": [], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1303745737.8311031, "message": "state ed, but basically.", "group_id": 95, "id": 804424}, {"user_id": 30666, "stars": [], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1303745786.3070519, "message": "right on the nose ;)", "group_id": 95, "id": 804440}, {"user_id": 29253, "stars": [], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1303759537.5620601, "message": "It's depend on what we're working at actually, when it comes to Platform dependent coding then there's no other options then follow, but for some other made / own platform Absolutely vim for me, i've been 5 years using vim. and none of my hundreds colleagues can beat my coding speed in vim. love vim, a true programmer editor", "group_id": 95, "id": 806358}, {"user_id": 23039, "stars": [{"date_created": 1303828511.9347329, "user_id": 28560}], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1303772601.7763469, "message": "Vim is my main editor, specifically MacVim, but it doesn't matter which Vim you use.  It's not easy to learn, but it's worth the month to get really productive. Textmate was nice when I used it 3 years ago, but it's dying on the vine. Now that I'm use to modes, I won't go back.", "group_id": 95, "id": 808129}, {"user_id": 1363, "stars": [], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1303776026.2188449, "message": "MacVim is a great way to get into vim, since you can still \"cheat\" and use the scrollwheel and mouse selection. Even though I am pretty good at vim now, I still use them. Vim takes a while to get all set up, but you can get by for starters with just NERDTree and maybe PeepOpen.", "group_id": 95, "id": 808325}, {"user_id": 7, "stars": [], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1303777148.9786661, "message": "sublime 2 for everything desktop, nano for when I'm ssh'd into something", "group_id": 95, "id": 808452}, {"user_id": 22095, "stars": [], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1303785690.365371, "message": ":3,20d", "group_id": 95, "id": 809304}, {"user_id": 842, "stars": [], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1303785157.254765, "message": "Notepad++ for me", "group_id": 95, "id": 809245}, {"user_id": 30684, "stars": [], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1303784503.1661241, "message": "@twerth It's hardly rocket science", "group_id": 95, "id": 809192}, {"user_id": 842, "stars": [], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1303785346.1149759, "message": "ah, didn't see that", "group_id": 95, "id": 809255}, {"user_id": 30684, "stars": [], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1303784577.3737919, "message": "@hans Agreed.", "group_id": 95, "id": 809196}, {"user_id": 842, "stars": [], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1303785262.12394, "message": "I've tried vim several times, never stuck with it.", "group_id": 95, "id": 809250}, {"user_id": 4149, "stars": [], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1303785312.355849, "message": "@jca he is looking for editors for mac OSX and notepad++ isn't cross platform", "group_id": 95, "id": 809251}, {"user_id": 22095, "stars": [], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1303785725.4077921, "message": "on a 12\" laptop, that command works wonders", "group_id": 95, "id": 809316}, {"user_id": 719, "stars": [{"date_created": 1303796072.1144581, "user_id": 22924}, {"date_created": 1303801763.4943249, "user_id": 12641}, {"date_created": 1303834626.4871271, "user_id": 22178}, {"date_created": 1306169653.7687621, "user_id": 5350}], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1303792845.7315509, "message": "30 replies in and almost no sign of a flame war. I commend you all. Says something about the Convore community. :)", "group_id": 95, "id": 810360}, {"user_id": 14763, "stars": [], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1303800102.6948791, "message": "Notepad++ but learning vim", "group_id": 95, "id": 811066}, {"user_id": 15929, "stars": [{"date_created": 1303951854.944325, "user_id": 30666}], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1303803368.9323549, "message": "Coda. but i think it's time they adopt git...", "group_id": 95, "id": 811466}, {"user_id": 29686, "stars": [], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1303804880.745595, "message": "Coda for PHP projects, PyCharm for Python projects, Textmate for everything else....", "group_id": 95, "id": 811585}, {"user_id": 13011, "stars": [{"date_created": 1303825089.361943, "user_id": 30122}, {"date_created": 1303826908.0043571, "user_id": 6522}, {"date_created": 1303864932.765501, "user_id": 1363}, {"date_created": 1304237905.053458, "user_id": 14355}, {"date_created": 1304341224.0359609, "user_id": 23005}], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1303811878.278666, "message": "Vim. Using the Janus distro (https://github.com/carlhuda/janus). I was rocking my own vim setup, but it was all kinds of messed up, so Janus really was a godsend.", "group_id": 95, "id": 812287}, {"user_id": 11179, "stars": [], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1303815867.0222399, "message": "If you're a developer it's good to learn Vi or Vim. I absolutely love TextMate personally.", "group_id": 95, "id": 812575}, {"user_id": 19798, "stars": [], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1303862111.6116841, "message": "For PHP, we're using Aptana (free) & considering PhpStorm ($49+) in my office.", "group_id": 95, "id": 820038}, {"user_id": 14000, "stars": [{"date_created": 1303867687.185848, "user_id": 4149}], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1303862452.941761, "message": "Coda :)", "group_id": 95, "id": 820058}, {"user_id": 19798, "stars": [], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1303865650.4974771, "message": "@simonify Any particular reasons?", "group_id": 95, "id": 820324}, {"user_id": 11999, "stars": [{"date_created": 1303915376.2924759, "user_id": 28560}, {"date_created": 1303920333.0064521, "user_id": 12190}], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1303867136.5591619, "message": "my vote would be for vim. incredibly useful and efficient once you get used to it.", "group_id": 95, "id": 820455}, {"user_id": 27820, "stars": [{"date_created": 1303915383.2529759, "user_id": 28560}, {"date_created": 1303943666.1467891, "user_id": 11999}], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1303878831.1585169, "message": "Vim, yo. Its not that hard. I think it'd be a perfect fit if your already over ssh using nano. Just type vimtutor at a shell and you should be well on your way. People say it's impossible to learn, but it's pretty easy to pick up. Just impossible to master.", "group_id": 95, "id": 822041}, {"user_id": 18281, "stars": [], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1303884668.6099939, "message": "Played with pycharm on trial and liked it. Just noticed it's half price til april 30th so intend on getting a license.", "group_id": 95, "id": 822425}, {"user_id": 9233, "stars": [], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1303886119.315203, "message": "Vim FTW <3 Also a TM switcher myself, still love it\u2026 just not as much! :)", "group_id": 95, "id": 822615}, {"user_id": 31125, "stars": [], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1303888660.9392431, "message": "I just switched from Textmate to Sublime http://www.sublimetext.com/ (but still use vim a lot over ssh)", "group_id": 95, "id": 822937}, {"user_id": 31362, "stars": [], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1303923470.2524109, "message": "vim or emacs.  Not using a mouse really increases your speed and dexterity.  Muscle memory works much better with keystrokes.  I invested in learning vim; there was definitely a learning curve but it was worth it.", "group_id": 95, "id": 828244}, {"user_id": 16254, "stars": [], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1303925336.138622, "message": "vim / geany / IntelliiJ IDEA", "group_id": 95, "id": 828658}, {"user_id": 31293, "stars": [], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1303927675.1435461, "message": "nvi all the way! It feels industrial strength.", "group_id": 95, "id": 829451}, {"user_id": 22924, "stars": [], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1303930561.1591561, "message": "@vowelnoun Agreed. After you get used to it, keeping your hands on the keyboard at all times yields a huge productivity increase.", "group_id": 95, "id": 830288}, {"user_id": 31224, "stars": [], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1303939003.852823, "message": "Coda!", "group_id": 95, "id": 832802}, {"user_id": 30789, "stars": [], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1303938152.2256501, "message": "vim", "group_id": 95, "id": 832579}, {"user_id": 31401, "stars": [], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1303939096.7289751, "message": "Giving me that cross-platform familiarness", "group_id": 95, "id": 832827}, {"user_id": 31401, "stars": [], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1303939075.163141, "message": "Coda is awesome indeed, but I've recently found love with Sublime Text 2", "group_id": 95, "id": 832821}, {"user_id": 20065, "stars": [], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1303941805.784595, "message": "+1 for macvim, TextMate is an oldie but a goodie too.", "group_id": 95, "id": 833311}, {"user_id": 28675, "stars": [], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1303940872.751961, "message": "macvim", "group_id": 95, "id": 833204}, {"user_id": 30666, "stars": [], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1303952083.6709909, "message": "@sucrenoir thanks for the heads up on sublimetext, looks nice and it's cross platform which is ++ in my book.", "group_id": 95, "id": 834644}, {"user_id": 22108, "stars": [], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1303954304.5762911, "message": "sublime is sublime.Vim is pretty fun too. Is it wrong to want your editor to be fun?", "group_id": 95, "id": 835012}, {"user_id": 31125, "stars": [], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1303966465.602982, "message": "@zer0her0 i use sublime 2 public alpha http://www.sublimetext.com/blog/articles/sublime-text-2-public-alpha", "group_id": 95, "id": 836600}, {"user_id": 1617, "stars": [], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1303968451.8073349, "message": "If you're using Vim, I'd suggest installing Janus, a Vim distro. It installs all sorts of nifty plugins for you. https://github.com/carlhuda/janus", "group_id": 95, "id": 836923}, {"user_id": 22603, "stars": [], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1303968931.6935501, "message": "I must admit I also like nano. I use vim a lot too, but for quick coding over ssh I feel that nano is more productive, the shortcuts are more intuitive, etc. \n\nFor long sessions of coding on Windows I use either notepad++ or Aptana 3, using ExpanDrive (http://www.expandrive.com/windows) to map the remote sftp server as a local drive. Works like a charm. On a Mac, TextMate still the best.", "group_id": 95, "id": 836974}, {"user_id": 2293, "stars": [{"date_created": 1304037171.2747381, "user_id": 4935}], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1303973577.4321699, "message": "TextMate but recently  been trying Sublime Text 2.", "group_id": 95, "id": 837670}, {"user_id": 18795, "stars": [], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1303980378.6502991, "message": "I wouldn't call CODA a GUI editor in that you aren't working in a Wysiwyg environment. But it does have some helpful tools. I wish there was a PC version. So +1 for Coda on Mac +1 for Notepad++ for Windows", "group_id": 95, "id": 838362}, {"user_id": 4935, "stars": [], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1304025953.8088031, "message": "I extracted my first vim plugin from the Vim Wiki: https://github.com/benatkin/vim-move-between-tabs", "group_id": 95, "id": 847554}, {"user_id": 28472, "stars": [], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1304031965.9640141, "message": "I use notepad++ on windows, and either gedit or nano on *nix.", "group_id": 95, "id": 848220}, {"user_id": 14000, "stars": [], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1304033396.4862449, "message": "I also used Intype when I coded on Windows machines.", "group_id": 95, "id": 848421}, {"user_id": 14000, "stars": [], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1304033408.703373, "message": "It's a little Coda-esque (it's very simple) which is why I liked it :)", "group_id": 95, "id": 848424}, {"user_id": 4935, "stars": [], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1304037273.0002079, "message": "@barkerja I know a an expert Scala dev who uses Sublime Text. It's big apparently.", "group_id": 95, "id": 849099}, {"user_id": 27815, "stars": [], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1304044433.1851211, "message": "gvim, vim when I need to do things remotely. I don't use any plugins, but I really should!", "group_id": 95, "id": 850294}, {"user_id": 22804, "stars": [], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1304056572.862921, "message": "macvim.", "group_id": 95, "id": 852311}, {"user_id": 27588, "stars": [{"date_created": 1304107682.5244529, "user_id": 4935}], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1304068052.903321, "message": "vim + plugins :)", "group_id": 95, "id": 853859}, {"user_id": 12709, "stars": [], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1304074748.5894611, "message": "I generally switch between textmate & vim, depending on what I'm doing.", "group_id": 95, "id": 854405}, {"user_id": 16069, "stars": [], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1304083719.339463, "message": "emacs, best OS around.", "group_id": 95, "id": 856101}, {"user_id": 12741, "stars": [], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1304094340.0177691, "message": "Ditto for MacVim + Janus. I set up a home hacking machine and didn't even install textmate. After the initial bump, it's a great setup.", "group_id": 95, "id": 859320}, {"user_id": 4935, "stars": [], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1304107700.5700209, "message": "vim + plugins + writing your own plugins :)", "group_id": 95, "id": 862554}, {"user_id": 31424, "stars": [], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1304148979.9643619, "message": "eText-Editor for Windows work, TextMate for Mac. Would like to learn vim but haven't done so yet.", "group_id": 95, "id": 866829}, {"user_id": 31760, "stars": [], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1304155333.1947789, "message": "markbate, why? I've been using vim for six months now (after many years of TM) without a need to switch back.", "group_id": 95, "id": 866970}, {"user_id": 3849, "stars": [], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1304171609.7267859, "message": "Sublime Text is the best: http://www.sublimetext.com/", "group_id": 95, "id": 868139}, {"user_id": 30893, "stars": [], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1304207418.347002, "message": "<3 vim. Sublime looks nice though, will give it a try.", "group_id": 95, "id": 873178}, {"user_id": 1363, "stars": [], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1304226651.465868, "message": "@rane I will say that I used to switch back to TextMate for formatting JSON output, but now I have a Chrome plugin to do that", "group_id": 95, "id": 873937}, {"user_id": 16440, "stars": [], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1304234413.883363, "message": "PhpStorm ftw! :) For quick local edits I either use Fraise (OSX) or Vim. Also Vim when editing on server via SSH f.e.", "group_id": 95, "id": 874112}, {"user_id": 31125, "stars": [], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1304329190.120456, "message": "i just found this one which is really promising, a mix between textmate and vim. http://www.vicoapp.com/", "group_id": 95, "id": 881714}, {"user_id": 3159, "stars": [], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1304407613.278157, "message": "last month i switched from TextMate to vim after 5 years nonstop TextMate", "group_id": 95, "id": 894998}, {"user_id": 3159, "stars": [{"date_created": 1304442715.6646039, "user_id": 28560}, {"date_created": 1304443195.585357, "user_id": 4935}], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1304407646.931438, "message": "it's hard to imagine anything more efficient", "group_id": 95, "id": 895001}, {"user_id": 19655, "stars": [], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1304427960.9319589, "message": "Currently I have been using sublime text 2 since I use linux at work and a mac at home. It is nice to not have to do a complete context switch when writing code at home.", "group_id": 95, "id": 897596}, {"user_id": 19655, "stars": [], "topic_id": 21246, "date_created": 1304427883.8099411, "message": "@sucrenoir I have to agree vicoapp looks really promising, it provides a nice vi interface and allows you to use command+t to search for files.", "group_id": 95, "id": 897580}]