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		Flemlord on Sept 24, 2008 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask YC: Why is emacs a great editor? > Why is emacs a great editor? It isn't--don't believe the hype. On the other hand, I couldn't write a line of code without IntelliSense. Does anybody know anything about Emacs.Net that Microsoft is working on? http://www.knowing.net/PermaLink,guid,31fdc849-db2a-4f7d-bf9...

msg on Sept 24, 2008 | [–]

In Emacs, etags plus dabbrev-expand plus tags-apropos equals Intellisense (or close enough for shooting). A lot of Emacs' power comes from this Unixy ability to string together tools to create something unexpected...

DougBTX on Sept 24, 2008 | [–]

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