Submitted via IRC for TheMightyBuzzard
A new major release of open source text editor GNU nano is here. GNU nano 3.0 reads files 70% faster and brings several other features.
GNU nano is one of the most popular terminal based text editors. Those who keep forgetting how to exit Vim, seek refuge with GNU nano. It's a godsend for beginners who have to deal with editing in the command line while the experienced nano fans just swear by it.
I wouldn't normally consider a new version of a text editor really newsworthy but a 70% read speed increase is interesting to investigate even if only for an example of how not to do things from the prior versions.
Source: https://itsfoss.com/nano-3-release/
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 16 2018, @06:54AM (3 children)
Uh-huh. "Experienced" users wouldn't be using nano.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 16 2018, @08:32AM
Not true. I use nano (natural text) and vim (code, config files), I also still use pico (realpine as my mail client).
(Score: 3, Insightful) by The Mighty Buzzard on Sunday September 16 2018, @10:27AM (1 child)
Experienced doesn't preclude lazy. Administer enough differently configured boxes and it can start seeming like it's not worth the bother to put vi(m) on each and every one.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 16 2018, @08:19PM
isn't vi included in the unix definition?