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Seven habits of effective text editing (2000)
If you spend a lot of time typing plain text, writing programs or HTML, you can save much of that time by using a good editor and using it effectively. This paper will present guidelines and hints for doing your work more quickly and with fewer mistakes.
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- 351
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- 13 commenters
Tools & ProductivitySoftware Engineering2017
On Hacker News
| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 2017 | Seven habits of effective text editing (2000) by laktak | 323 | 237 |
| Oct 6, 2012 | Seven habits of effective text editing by olalonde | 132 | 66 |
| Jan 7, 2018 | Vim: Seven habits of effective text editing (2000) by adambyrtek | 55 | 46 |
| Dec 20, 2021 | Vim: Seven habits of effective text editing (2000) by Tomte | 53 | 2 |
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