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This way of PickingATextEditor involves simply using the tool that was supplied with your operating system. This is a simple strategy, best suited for those who must change jobs/systems often and want to be assured of learning a tool that will always be there. Windows programmers will learn to use [[Notepad]] (not like that's very hard) or their preferred [[IDE]] text editor, such as Microsoft VisualStudio or [[Eclipse]]. https://web.archive.org/web/20230123073157if_/https://www.prajwaldesai.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/How-to-Enable-Tabs-in-Notepad-on-Windows-11-Snap4-1024x611.jpg Vax programmers use [[EDT]] or [[TPU]] or (egak) [[TECO]].[http://cerita.fav.cc/ Fav] z/OS programmers use [[ISPF]]. This less of an issue than it used to be, because the ubiquity of open-source software means that you can usually find (or install) a number of freeware editors on any system you run across, assuming you are suitably authorized. At one time, [[VI]] was the only editor that was guaranteed to be available on every Unix system, so every unix user (including hard core [[Emacs]] fanatics) had to know at least a few commands in [[VI]]. These days, many Linux and BSDs systems will also have either [[JOE]], [[Pico]], or [[Nano]], and most will have GnuEmacs or [[XEmacs]]. That said, [[VI]] is still generally the only ubiquitous editor if you include commercial Unix systems. Advantages: * You never waste time learning a tool that won't be at your next job/computer. Disadvantages: * You never benefit from the increased productivity of powerful text editors. * Your favorite editor may not be cross-platform, leaving you to scramble on the new platform. (or coming back to http://www.texteditors.org looking for a compatible editor.)
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