I'm just using my lovely Kate. works well with LSP
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As a text editor (which is different from an IDE, obviously) just use KWrite or GEDIT (or whatever Gnome uses these days).
If i just want to edit a single file I usually just use nano since it gets used right in the command line and doesnt open a seperate window, but if I want to edit multiple files emacs is very nice, since I dont have to take my hands of the keyboard.
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Lmao
Honestly, I don't even code much, and I didn't at all when I downloaded emacs, but it's so damn useful that it stays open any time my PC is on. Only time I close it is to make sure that my files stay synced when I leave my laptop on, and do something on my desktop.
m-x scornful-elder-mode
So far it hasn't really happened to me yet. I tried configuring neovim, but since i'm still a noob at programming, it felt like it didn't make much sense to put so much effort into configuring an editor, however i did want something terminal based. So instead i use helix now. Already has the lsp stuff baked in, and my config is just a few lines of toml.
Personally, I have tried several times switching from VSCode to vim or nvim, but I just can't live without Intellisense and scrolling with my mouse up and down. I also hated switching modes all the time.