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It's not really awful, especially when you compare it to something like ed, edlin, or edt...


The fact that $thing has some negative qualities is not erased by pointing at $otherThing which scores lower on that particular dimension.


There aren't really any editors that have no negative qualities...

vi is a very good editor. You have to learn about three things to use it effectively. It's really not a high bar to entry.




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