begin flamewar in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 ...<p>Seriously though, there are a number of historical posts about this (emacs vs vi being the oldest and best, almost as good as ninjas vs pirates, but I digress).<p>You should really list of all of your requirements and see if your editor of choice supports those requirements. That is the best solution, asking the internet for this, is like, well asking for someone's favorite editor. :D<p>Try to solve the problem of why you don't like your editor, rather than trying different editors to see if they 'fit'.<p>Me, I'm a vim man through and through, but it has everything I need to do my job. Find that, find zen!