:If the clippings are user-generated, I agree; if they are more like templates they can be beneficial. |
:If the clippings are user-generated, I agree; if they are more like templates they can be beneficial. --JLTurriff |
Any editor with macro capability can be made to do this. |
Any editor with macro capability can be made to do this. |
Common idioms can thus be reused from program to program.
For example:
ISPF/PDF provides templates for code snippets that can be dropped into the file being edited.
To some degree, this is encouraging what is otherwise a bad practice. Copy-paste bugs are so common that they have their own name and yet, this is a powerful strategy for people who need a fast starting point.
Any editor with macro capability can be made to do this.