[NCSA-discuss] editors in windows, Mac

[A. Michael Salim]

I concur with Simon, vi and emacs should be taught on their own, they are
not for beginners.  I would stick with notepad on Windows, it comes
bundled with windows and even my 8 year old daughter handles it with
intuitive ease.  I am pretty sure she is not ready for Python yet :-)

best regards
Mike


> Scott Stonefield wrote:
> > Joe,
> > 	I use SubEthaEdit but share ware not sure you want
> > to pay for something.  There is vim ( vi improved) and emacs :)
> > and what's wrong with them?
> >
> >
> The problem (in my experience) is that you can either teach python or
> you can teach vi. Trying to teach both at the same time is probably
> impractical, unless you have an unusually gifted and technologically
> clueful group of high school kids.
>
> Having said that, when I use a Mac or Windows, I use the same editor I
> use on Linux/BSD/Solaris: vi (whatever variant is installed, though I
> will agree that vim is particularly nice)
>
> --
> Simon Karpen                                      simon at karpens.org
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> opulence is when you have three -- and paradise is when you have none
>                                    -- Doug Larson
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