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by _a_a_a_ 1200 days ago
Because you can look at and maniuplate the same file n different ways. Something I sorely lack when using e.g. visual studio
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I guess I need to experiment with this. I'm fairly conservative when it comes to experimenting with files since I find it always ends up triggering .swp file recoveries, which is not just annoying[1], but has also resulted in me accidently losing work before.

[1] Why can't we just delete the extra file after we recovered the .swp!