It's not the answer--it's the defense of the answer. If you say "Vi," and follow it up with a shrug and, "It's what I learned," then $DEITY help you with the rest of your interview. Same goes for emacs.
If you can present a clear, concise and powerful argument for using emacs, then you shouldn't be rejected based on that choice. If you are, then you didn't want to work there anyway. That said, I still don't think you can safely claim total ignorance of vi, for reasons eloquently expressed by Jon and others. -CMP On 11/2/05, Wing D Lizard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > I've two interviews for sysadmin positions in the last couple of years > > alone where I was asked "vi or emacs?" and they were not joking. > > Followed by "Why?" > > > > Which answer gets the job? > > b² > > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.12.7/155 - Release Date: 11/1/2005 > > -- > TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug > TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ > TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ > -- Cristobal M. Palmer UNC-CH SILS Student [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] ils.unc.edu/~cmpalmer "Television-free since 2003" -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/
