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kamehamehaon Ask HN: Best word to describe this process?

'select' was the first one that came to my mind, but I'm really digging 'filter' :)

kamehamehaon Ask HN: Best word to describe this process?

I like this one the best so far - 'filter' seems to best capture the idea. Thanks!

kamehamehaon Ask HN: Best word to describe this process?

Yeah, I was also thinking of 'selector'.

kamehamehaon Ask HN: Best word to describe this process?

'Ranker' sounds good.

kamehamehaon Ask HN: If you have access to an IDE, why would anyone use a text editor?

I'm curious about the framing of your question. What is the rationale behind your question? When you use a big IDE do you feel more productive? Do you just want to avoid learning how to use vim or emacs? What are you trying to achieve here that brings up this question? Do you think an IDE will make learning to program easier?

I am not a programmer. I have recently started to learn programming. I was reading up on mediums to write programs in (text editors vs IDEs) and came across all the features provided in IDEs. Which was when I became curious as to why I see a lot more chatter about text editors like vim/emacs instead of the other way around. That's all.

Again, I'm a beginner, so just trying learn the ins and outs. Thanks for your help.