AstonJ
We last posted a poll like this in 2017 - here’s an updated version for 2022 - this one is slightly different..
You can select up to 3 - just pick the ones you use most 
- Visual Studio Code
- Vim (or a variant)
- Emacs (or a variant)
- Atom
- BBedit
- Brackets
- Buffer Editor
- Codespaces
- CoffeeCup
- DroidEdit Pro
- Espresso
- IDE - Geany
- IDE - JetBrains
- IDE - NetBeans
- IDE - Other
- Komodo Edit
- Nano
- Notepad++
- Nova (from Panic)
- Sublime Text
- Textastic
- TextMate / TM2
- XCode
- Other - please say in thread!
If you are using a Vim or Emacs variant, please say which one in the thread - general thoughts or comments also welcome.
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vinibrl
I’ve tried VS Code, Emacs, Spacemacs, TextMate but I always come back to Neovim
AstonJ
I use MacVim for when I need to use multiple panes (when working on a bigger project) or TextMate for smaller/quick edits (TextMate is still the best looking editor for Mac imo).
I also keep meaning to get in to Onivim and recently heard of Doom Emacs, so might give that a try (some positive comments about it on Devtalk).
I use the Elixify theme on MacVim and Textmate.
tomkonidas
No need for the multiple selections… Neovim is the only editor I need
sweeneydavidj
Spacemacs vim style rocks
connorlay
Neovim for me, going on 8ish years now? Tree-sitter has been a game changer for me, which is why I decided to work on tree-sitter-heex for a better experience with Phoenix Live View.
I’m interested in giving Helix https://helix-editor.com/ a shot once it is further along in development, it looks like everything I want in a modern text editor. Zed also sounds promising https://zed.dev/
ngscheurich
Neovim for me.
mindok
I don’t code all day, every day so I’m not ashamed to admit that Visual Code is my tool of choice. The cost-benefit of learning all the vim tricks beyond the basics isn’t there for me.
I very occasionally use Atom without Elixir plug-ins when messing around with Rust(ler) on Windows so Rust re-builds don’t misbehave.
crispinb
Even the mere fact that you feel a need to make such a disclaimer is one more example of the weird cultishness that so often prevails in the tech world. VS Code is a tool. It can work perfectly for those who enjoy its particular affordances (and, yes, large numbers of these users ‘code all day’). As do Emacs and Textmate and nvim and monaco-in-LiveBook and probably notepad.exe and everything in between.
mindok
Ha - it was a tongue-in-cheek comment, poking fun at exactly that cultishness. I 100% agree, and VS Code is a very good tool these days.
thiagomajesk
It’s vs code for me because of WSL, which is the only editor today that integrates seamlessly. I like the concept of Vim and Emacs, the amount of customization and all, but ergonomic-wise never managed to adapt to its model.
@connorlay I never heard of zed before, but it seems it’s from folks that made Atom back in the day!? I also have been meaning to try helix, but I don’t think it fits my workflow right now.
I think that the main problem all-new editors will face today is the great wall of vs code’s plugin ecosystem, which is basically because Javascript is very approachable language (kind of a double-edged sword).