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by foxfluff 1614 days ago
I use vim but I don't think it's a superpower and it's rare for me to need its advanced features. I doubt vim is giving me any edge over $other_editor, I just happen to find it ergonomic and a good fit for me. Maybe I don't use it well enough?

Likewise, I don't feel debuggers are a superpower. It's rare for them to "save the day". It's just a tool that I sometimes go for. The last time I remember using a debugger was a few months ago to figure out a memory leak. hexdump would've worked just as well.