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		melling on March 9, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A Brief Glance at How Various Text Editors Manage ... You are going to be using an editor for dozens of hours a week over decades. It's probably worth the effort to master one of the better editors.

marssaxman on March 9, 2016 [–]

After using an editor for dozens of hours a week over decades, I decided it was worth the effort to write one of my own. I've been living in it for close to a year and a half now, and while it has a couple of quirks that occasionally bug me, it's nothing serious, and I feel pretty happy with my decision so far.

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