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Far manager
By joao123, 10 years ago, In English

On the last year i saw many coders using far manager like tourist and others. What is the advantage of using far manager as a IDE ? why so many programmers are using this ?

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why so many programmers are using this ?

because they don't know VIM, of course :)

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    I agree :))

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    In spite of use gedit + simple compiler(ubuntu) i have to agree that VIM is very good! But WHY FAR MANAGER?(I already try but is one of the worst things that i ever tried).

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  1. Integrated terminal. No need to switch between windows.
  2. No need to use the mouse.
  3. Pretty standard editing workflow: you can use block selection, copy-paste and stuff, which is not the case for vim. UPD: I mean that all these things can be performed in a way similar to other editors (Word, Kate, Notepad, IntelliJ IDEA).
  4. Integrated file manager. I hate navigating with cd && ls, I prefer to have everything on the screen.
  5. Very good intergration with terminal: I can navigate with cd when I want, I can use panes, I can switch current directory between panes, I can immediately open and edit any file right here, I can run any commands without re-typing file name over and over.
  6. Stability and speed — everything is instant (except editing of huge files — they're fully loaded in memory).
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    Nice!

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    block selection, copy-paste and stuff, which is not the case for vim.

    o_O

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      Oops, I forgot to mention the most important: you can do this with Shift key and in that matter Far Manager's editor behave just like any 'standard' text editor (Kate, Notepad, IntelliJ IDEA).

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