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MPLAB X IDE vs Traditional Ex - Vi editor

A side-by-side look at MPLAB X IDE and Traditional Ex - Vi editor. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

MPLAB X IDE

MPLAB X IDE

Development

MPLAB X IDE is an integrated development environment for Microchip's PIC and dsPIC microcontrollers. It provides an editor, project manager, debugger, and compilers for creating embedded applications.

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Traditional Ex - Vi editor

Traditional Ex - Vi editor

Development

The vi editor (short for visual editor) is a classic, ubiquitous text editor common to Unix-like systems. It has a modal, command-based interface, and supports extensive key bindings and scripting. It excels at text editing productivity once the user knows the commands.

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