[TriLUG] vi(m) #1 of the top ten linux tools admins should know/have

[Cristobal Palmer]

It's not the answer--it's the defense of the answer.

If you say "Vi," and follow it up with a shrug and, "It's what I
learned," then $DEITY help you with the rest of your interview. Same
goes for emacs.

If you can present a clear, concise and powerful argument for using
emacs, then you shouldn't be rejected based on that choice. If you
are, then you didn't want to work there anyway. That said, I still
don't think you can safely claim total ignorance of vi, for reasons
eloquently expressed by Jon and others.

-CMP

On 11/2/05, Wing D Lizard <wingedlizard at nc.rr.com> wrote:
> burnett at pobox.com wrote:
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> > I've two interviews for sysadmin positions in the last couple of years
> > alone where I was asked "vi or emacs?" and they were not joking.
> > Followed by "Why?"
> >
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> Which answer gets the job?
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> b²
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