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Screwdriver Narrowness Considered Harmful
Merlin Also | Oct 26 2005
Something I actually think about a lot just popped out in an email to an internet acquaintance who makes Mac software Quote: One thing to know about me (and probably a surprisingly large number of your customers and potential customers): there's very little mutual exclusivity in my software world. For example, I use TextEdit, Vim, and TextMate pretty much every day and for completely different things. To me it's like having several screwdrivers. I could be that guy who insists there's only One True and Good Screwdriver, but I prefer to keep them all handy and just grab the one I need for the job. Does that make any sense? I mean I hear these territorial pissing matches on `foo tool` vs. `bar tool`, and how the fate of the world turns on making the right decision one time, and then becoming some kind of viral evangelist. Meh. There's stuff like Quicksilver and OS X in general where you inherently have to choose a platform. But what about text editors, graphics apps--jeez, even _notebooks_? Am I the only one who employs a stable of several different tools for a certain kind of task? Esp. where one is clearly better at one portion of the task than the others? How about you? 23 Comments
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 Heck, yes. I'm almost exclusively a...Submitted by jabba on October 26, 2005 - 10:14am.
Heck, yes. I'm almost exclusively a vi guy on my linux box. It's not worth the time or effort to learn the keyboard for emacs/pico/nano, etc. But sometimes, I need mouse work...or block work...or more advanced editing. NoteTab Light and Keynote for quick notes on the Windows platform. OpenOffice if it's something I want to take a little more time with. I like having screwdrivers with different feels, different length blades, etc.... » POSTED IN:
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