Why I've chosen Emacs over vi(m)

Anybody who has been an active Linux user for a while probably knows about the editor war. While you can see it as a bit of a meme it is also not. Emacs versus vi(m) discussions have a tendency of driving people to the extreme. Many flame wars have been fought in the name of the perfect text-editor. I want to be clear. I have no interest in claiming that one is better than the other....

July 13, 2022 · 5 min · Bert Deferme

Don't just copy paste, read more!

Remember to think I’m not a fan of mindlessly copy-pasting stuff. I understand sometimes there is time-pressure and you just want your stuff to work. I think however, that learning how to use documentation is probably faster than searching the internet for other people’s solutions and mindlessly copy pasting them. I’m not saying the internet is a bad place, some people actually take their time to be very complete in their answers....

March 10, 2022 · 4 min · Bert Deferme