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    GNU Emacs

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AGNU Emacs is described as a free extensible and customizable text editor for the Lisp programming language.N/A

    Vim

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AVim is an open source configurable text editor.N/A
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    GNU EmacsVim
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    GNU EmacsVim
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    GNU EmacsVim
    Considered Both Products
    Open Source
    Chose GNU Emacs
    Emacs can be easier to use than Vim as it is more similar to modern text editors. Its graphical interface is also better than anything Vim has to offer. Emacs also has better syntax highlighting and recognition of coding languages. Interestingly, Emacs handles clipboard copy …
    Incentivized
    Chose GNU Emacs
    I have used several different IDEs and editors, but I keep coming back to Emacs. I guess my fingers are wired for Emacs and I find that I can do pretty much anything in the tool that I can with other tools. Some other tools are more polished, but are specific to certain …
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    Open Source
    Chose Vim
    I spent some time learning emacs at one point and found it to have a much larger surface area of required knowledge before being productive. They are similar in that the interface is somewhat "hidden" behind keybindings and commands, but Vim's modal model makes more sense to me …
    Incentivized
    Chose Vim
    It is hard to compare Vim to many other packages in the developer's stack of tools. It mainly does one thing, edit text, and does it better than anything else. For instance, you can't really compare it to Visual Studio Code because VS actually has a Vim plug-in so you can …
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    User Ratings
    GNU EmacsVim
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (4 ratings)
    10.0
    (9 ratings)
    Usability
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    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    6.0
    (5 ratings)