[COFF] editor wars

[Milo Velimirović]

And nobody’s even mentioned TECO. (Where’s my asbestous suit?)

> On Jul 20, 2025, at 8:52 AM, Will Senn <will.senn at gmail.com> wrote:
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> I remember having discussions about vi vs emacs in the mid 1990's. I'm curious if those were the first public wars about editors, or if y'all remember earlier flamewars on the subject? Maybe KEDIT vs EDIT?  I grew up on DOS, so edlin vs edit was quite the battle ground in discussions, but I don't remember flames... I find the vi/emacs divide quite insurmountable. As a vi guy, I cannot even understand emac's appeal. I've tried countless times, even going emacs only for a while... when I went back to vi, it was like old shoes, very comfortable. I didn't get the flamewar at all - you do you... but I did and still do find the passion on either side endlessly fascinating.
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> Two other debates are quite similar - one to do with spaces vs tabs, the other top-posting vs bottom-posting have provided me with hours of entertainment... I prefer tabs over spaces and top-posting, but I get the other points of view on these...
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> Will
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