[Info-vax] Editors, was: Re: VT keyboard replacement

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 11/23/2021 9:03 PM, Dave Froble wrote:
> On 11/23/2021 2:15 PM, Simon Clubley wrote:
>> On 2021-11-22, Dave Froble <davef at tsoft-inc.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Perhaps some people feel the need to keep changing editors.  That's 
>>> fine for
>>> them.  But other people learn how to do something, and as long as it 
>>> works for
>>> them, that is what they turn to when needing an editor.  No new 
>>> learning curve.
>>> No wasted time.  More productive.
>>>
>>> The key is, if it is a good tool for a job, why change?
>>
>> Because a better tool can come along.
> 
> That is not a valid reason to change.

It can be.

It is a calculation.

What is the cost (actual cost + value of risk) of migrating
compared to the benefits (cost savings + value new possibilities)
of migrating transformed into present value using some required
rate of return.

Excel cowboys love doing that.

Arne