Some options

• Simple terminal based editors on CSIL:
  • vim
  • emacs
• Simple graphical editors on CSIL:
  • atom
  • code Visual Studio Code (code command on CSIL, also known as “vscode”)

Our advice

• Learn at least “survival vim”:
  • You’ll need that skill for working with cloud systems, backend systems, in situations where you only have a command line, and not a graphical environment.
  • You don’t necessarily need to be able to do sophisticated editing, but you should be able to do these eight basic vim functions: quit without saving, enter code, save, copy/paste, search/replace, show line numbers, goto a line number, save as.
• Learn either atom or vscode
  • These provide helpful editing capabilities that are sensitive to your particular programming language including auto-completion, early detection of syntax errors, integration with version control, and many more features that you’ll come to appreciate as you progress as a programmer.

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