[Info-vax] improving EDT

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 11/17/2016 8:53 PM, Kerry Main wrote:
>> Of Arne Vajhøj via Info-vax
>> On 11/17/2016 5:49 PM, David Froble wrote:
>>> Well, you do have a valid point.  Just as I ask, what do I gain by
>>> dumping what I know (EDT) for something else, those who know something
>>> else just as rightly ask the same question.  Why should they learn EDT
>>> (or whatever) when they already know something that works for them?
>>
>> It is not just a matter of what one know.
>>
>> The new tools have a lot more features than the old tools.
>>
>> Whether those new features make it worth for you to switch to
>> the new tools when you know the old tools depends.
>>
>> But practically the only reason to switch from new tools to old
>> tools with less features is if the new tools are not available.
>
> Or it could be a case of older tools being simpler while at the
> same time addressing 80+% of the actual work a developer needs to
> do.
>
> Some tools and technologies suffer from over-development whereby
> more and more features get crammed into a product, rapidly
> increasing complexity and in some cases, pricing. Many users
> might not like all the new "limited value" features and might
> prefer the older, simpler versions.

Most IDE's and editors today are free.

The hassle of IDE/editor complexity in the form of more
key shortcuts and more menu items and more available
plugins is negligible - one just don't use the featured
one don't need.

Arne