From: oloolo on
well, I think this might be called generation gap...
I use plain text editor for programming in R & SAS, too

On Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:04:10 -0800, xlr82sas <xlr82sas(a)AOL.COM> wrote:

>Hi SAS-Lers,
>
>SOAPBOX ON
>
> I AM NOT AN EXPERT IN EG
>
> I feel we are at the end of an era in what I consider essential
>programming tools. I know I am mostly alone and even the programmers
>around me cannot understand why I use the UE (unenhanced editor)
>instead of the EE. More recently I have seen posts that Enterprise
>Guide blows away EE and UE with programming tools. I have been labeled
>as not embracing 'modern' interfaces like EG. This theme is repeated
>over and over again. I have about 40 years experience with SAS ISPF
>editors. I worked with early ISPF functionality at IBM. So this is a
>biased analysis.
>