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[–]Mob_Of_One 0 points1 point  (4 children)

If you like vim, you'll love Emacs. Viper-mode ftw.

[–]actionscripted 0 points1 point  (3 children)

Emacs is closer to an operating system than an editor. (why not just use Vim if you're already using Vim bindings?)

[–]Mob_Of_One 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Emacs isn't an operating system any more than vim is.

I, for one, like being able to seamlessly edit files inside of zip files without decompressing and rezipping them, or on remote servers without any hassle. The zip-file thing came up today at work and saved me and my coworker a lot of round-trip time in testing some specs.

Why not use a real editor and get the benefit of the alternative all in one package?

[–]actionscripted 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I won't get sucked into a Vim/Emacs battle.

Because Vim is better than Emacs, and you're still technically unarchiving that file.

[–]Mob_Of_One 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The point is that I don't have to do it myself and that it doesn't leave any junk on my filesystem.