Mine is the Church of Emacs?
February 26th, 2006Written on the chalkboard at the beginning of Elder’s Quorum meeting was the follwing:
- What is vi?
- What leads to vi?
- What are the effects of vi?
- How do I avoid vi?
- Do I have vi?
- How do I get rid of vi?
Which is better, vi or emacs?  That is the age old debate among *NIX users.  I never thought the Church would establish any doctrine on the matter, and for a minute I was second guessing myself.
As it turns out the teacher was just being lazy and “vi” stood for “vain imaginations.” I think I like my original notion better.

