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Discussion on: Switching to Arch Linux

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Stefano Canepa

I develop only on Linux (Fedora 34) as it's a reasonable mix of stability and updates, I'm using Gnome, vscode but I like to use emacs and vim, too.

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Mauro Garcia

I'm learning how ! But is a slow journey 😂 I'm thinking about using tmux too... But emacs looks amazing too

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Stefano Canepa

emacs has a steep learning curve, setting up your ideal configuration takes time but a few years ago it was more or less the only app running on my computer I used it for: email, chat, writing code, debugging, even web browsing.

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Mauro Garcia

I hear a lot about people living inside emacs :D Doom Emacs looks amazing

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Stefano Canepa

It is, I had to disable vim mode as if I'm using emacs my mind goes for emacs shortcuts if I'm in vim not always (sometime I lock myself pressing C-x C-s)

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brandon_wallace • Edited

Since Vim and Emacs are both super awesome editors people usually select one or the other and stick with the one they selected. I have not heard of Emacs having a steep learning curve on the other hand I think the steep learning curve of Vim is a bit overrated. To learn Vim a person only need to learn how to move around in command mode and switching from command mode to insert mode.