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6 June 2013

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    Sam

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    I use Rob Pike's Sam editor most of the time – that's what I'm using right now – and vi the rest of the time, because I know it well enough that there's no need to think.

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    Alpine

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    As the last representative of the dinosaur era, I read mail mostly with Alpine, which is faster and easier than any web-based system I know, and does a nice job of storing my mail locally.

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    Awk

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    I write really short things in Awk, and use Python for longer text processing applications.

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    Python

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    I write really short things in Awk, and use Python for longer text processing applications.

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    iMac

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    Mostly Macs at this point. I have a 27-inch iMac at work (big screen) but with the tiny wireless keyboard; I long ago got tired of keyboards that, with wheels, could double as skateboards, so it's nice to have a little one made by a reliable manufacturer.

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