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    CoffeeCup HTML Editor

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ACoffeeCup Software offers the CoffeeCup HTML Editor, an HTML and CSS text and code editing option, featuring free and paid versions with more advanced features.N/A

    GNU Emacs

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AGNU Emacs is described as a free extensible and customizable text editor for the Lisp programming language.N/A
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    CoffeeCup HTML EditorGNU Emacs
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
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    User Testimonials
    CoffeeCup HTML EditorGNU Emacs
    Likelihood to Recommend
    CoffeeCup Software, Inc.
    My typical use is to edit HTML and CFM pages from prior projects, and use them to create new ones. So, I rarely use the tools for designing pages provided in this application. I have found the ability to preview a page very useful. I am aware of numerous features in this editor, that simpler editors would not provide. It has proven to be a great fit for my use.
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    Open Source
    Emacs is best utilized on a Unix system where it can be easily installed and accessed. It allows for quick editing of files on a system whether you are accessing it locally through the console or remotely via an ssh connection. Once users familiarize themselves with the Emacs shortcuts, it becomes a pretty efficient text manipulation program. On a standard Windows computer, it is less likely to use Emacs for code editing, especially if you have a local repository on your host machine.
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    Pros
    CoffeeCup Software, Inc.
    • Easy to use editing features
    • Helpful analysis of code, and useful suggestions for corrections
    • Very useful split-screen preview of HTML code
    • Wizards to guide inserting tables, links, images, audio etc.
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    Open Source
    • GNU Emacs is a text editor that can do almost anything that you want to do with it. It is fairly easy to extend the functionality using Emacs Lisp with a large library available.
    • It can be easily customized using themes as well as custom code to change the look and feel as well as how everything works.
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    Cons
    CoffeeCup Software, Inc.
    • Maybe I could list a con if my use of it was more diverse and consistent. It does everything and more for my purposes, and in ways I Iike very much.
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    Open Source
    • Emacs is old, so it's a little crufty and not too easy to pick up and start using. There is a community package called Spacemacs that simplifies a lot of things that you do with Emacs. It is probably better suited to beginners.
    • Sometimes, the choices that were made to integrate certain functionality change the basic models for that functionality. This is seen primarily in the version control system support, where multiple version control systems are supported and "unified" to a standard Emacs-y way of doing things. This can be confusing to the new user not familiar with the Emacs way.
    • Emacs has, as its foundation, a lisp interpreter. This means that the extension language for Emacs is emacs-lisp. Some people find lisp hard to understand and have difficulties writing Emacs extension code, or understanding existing code.
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    Support Rating
    CoffeeCup Software, Inc.
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    Open Source
    Everything that you need to know about Emacs can be found on the internet. There are many Emacs "cheat sheets" that list out all of the shortcuts for Emacs. There are videos on how to use Emacs. Emacs is easily installed using the standard Linux package managers and can also be easily updated through them as well. There are tutorials on how to customize Emacs to your liking.
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    Open Source
    Of course, Vim is a good contender for comparison as well, so I'll include it. I find Emacs much easier to learn, which will help speed up productivity for newer users. It seems much faster than VIM and VSCode, especially under load. It's highly highly customizable, in ways other editors don't stack up against. Its lack of bloat also is a nice addition to a great product.
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    Return on Investment
    CoffeeCup Software, Inc.
    • This editor certainly saves time in reducing my need to know and/or check coding minutiae.
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    Open Source
    • Emacs is free software, there is no cost at all.
    • It has helped tremendously in situations where many, or large, log files need to be searched.
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