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me like use nano. nano say how do thing. nano exit easy.

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[–] pelya@lemmy.world 26 points 1 month ago (4 children)

I remember the time when Linux jokes were about audio drivers and X11 config files, but audio has long been working out of the box, and X11 is already dead and cremated.

Even recompiling kernel now takes around five minutes instead of two hours, so that joke is irrelevant too.

So all we are left with is timeless discussion of which text editor is the best, and dumping on Windows.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 21 points 1 month ago (3 children)

This has been a lighthearted fake rivalry for as long as these text editors have existed.

[–] roundup5381@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago (3 children)

That's because we all know which is the obvious superior text editor.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Windows 11 Notepad.

[–] southernwolf@pawb.social 1 points 1 month ago

Helix, the true choice among champions.

Neovim-HEAD or you’re a boomer.

[–] TheV2@programming.dev 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

But I wouldn't be surprised if the memes give outsiders the impression that there is a real text editor war.

[–] Aussieiuszko@aussie.zone 1 points 1 month ago

It’s not a war, war implies a fight, it’s a one sided massacre.

[–] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'd even say as long as text editors have existed at all

[–] psud@aussie.zone 2 points 1 month ago

Most old ones - older than vi - are terrible. I have to sometimes use the IBM mainframe editor at work. It is terrible.

[–] Carighan@piefed.world 4 points 1 month ago

So all we are left with is timeless discussion of which text editor is the best, and ~~dumping on Windows.~~ why it is nano

FTFY. :P

[–] drath@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

X11 is already dead and cremated

[–] PointyFluff@lemmy.ml -1 points 1 month ago

seriously . wayland is hot dumpster sludge

[–] sundray@lemmus.org 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

So all we are left with is timeless discussion of which text editor is the best,

Gnome sucks!

Ducks and runs away

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Bullshit, gedit is great

[–] psud@aussie.zone 1 points 1 month ago

Gnome is fine if it works the way you do.