See, that’s what the app is perfect for.

Remember Xenix? Yeah, Microsoft tried to do Unix back in the day. Bill Gates even talked about it in Unix World magazine (circa 1985). But then they were all like, “Nah, forget Unix, we’re gonna make Windows NT!” 😅

It is almost the end of the year, and I’m going to rate programmers’ text editors, from best to worst. Without further ado, here we go:

01. vi (or vim)

02. See 01

Thank you for coming to my year-end TED talk.

“Last Xmas
I rsynced you my heart
And the very next day
rm -rf ~/heart
This year, to save me from tears
sudo chmod -r 000 ~/heart”

Perl will soon have a new logo. Perl has a rich history among Unix users, and at one time, it was the industry standard for writing scripts related to automation and other things. What do you think of this new logo? Do you like it?

More info here: https://perladvent.org/2024/2024-12-23.html

Did you know? You can actually use your mouse in Vim! 🖱️ Perfect for those coming from a Windows world or just wanting a smoother workflow. Here is how to enable mouse support with vim and unleash your editing skills ;)

Job interviewer: On your CV it says you went to Stanford University.
Me: Yes, for my brother’s graduation.
Job interviewer: 😠

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There are three ways to edit text on a Linux or Unix like systems:

0. The vim or vi way
1. The emacs way
2. The wrong way

Which one are you? 🤔