[prog] re the perl course

[k.clair]

I like to use syntax highlighting with vim -- unexpected colors are good
indications that something is amiss.

kristina

On Sat, Feb 08, 2003 at 12:31:09PM +1100, Sue Stones wrote:
- 
- 
- > For similar problems in C, I've found emacs' auto-indent amazingly
- > helpful.  Often, I'll hit return and the cursor will jump to an odd
- > indentation level that I didn't expect ... then I know I have a syntax
- > error, such as a missing semicolon or missing close-quote, in an earlier
- > line.
- >
- > (Of course, other editors also do this; you don't have to use emacs
- > to get the benefits of auto-indenting.)
- 
- I haven't tried emacs yet, I thought about trying it a few months ago, but I
- didn't have time for the initially steep learning curve.  I use vi and as
- far as I got in reading it seemed that emacs was slower to use (I mean more
- verbose instructions).
- 
- vi has an auto-indent but it isn't based on syntax so that sounds very
- useful.  mind  my use of vi is only based on information for the old unix
- vi.  I have just bought a book on vim, and am yet to open it.  So there may
- be more power available in vim than I am using now.
- 
- There are so many things to learn, it is hard to determine which are the
- most beneficial to put effort into in the limited time that I have.
- 
- sue
- 
- sue
- 
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