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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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How dare you use a text editor because it's easy to use (lemmy.fosshost.com)

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

No, I'd argue you simply didn't want to invest in the other tools.

Think about it, you probably spent hours on customizing and automating vim, and then say you're faster in that. Well, that's called a habit.

IDE are objectively more powerful and since you can actually see options and navigate quickly, you don't need to memorize every obscure feature.

All the terminal editor enthusiasts are actively holding us back, because they insist everything outside vim is garbage for enterprise and kiddies.

If your tool of choice is actively hostile to new users for no reason other than "that's how it's always been, and thus it's better", well then you're digging a moat to automate your gatekeeping.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

vim + terminal is actually objectively more powerful than any IDE, and most IDEs include a way to pull up a terminal as a crutch for things they can’t do. In any case It seems you can’t be reasoned with. Your argument is just a strawman about what you say other people are saying.