Re:I swapped my MacBook for an iPad+Linode
by moconnor on Wednesday November 02, 2011 @11:40AM
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I haven't wanted to code offline for months. Maybe if I flew for more than two hours I'd miss it. Even the trains have wifi in Germany.
The few times I have wanted to code offline, I've also wanted to look something up >.<
Haha, that's really true. I rarely code offline, maybe it's just another umbilical cord that we should be examining.
Between having tethering and generally ubiquitous tethering, we should be good.
I think I want to try getting into VIM again. Is there a good resource site you like, where I can find a decent guide and some pointers on where to find some language dictionaries? Totally off topic but I'd appreciate it.
Re:I swapped my MacBook for an iPad+Linode
by danneu on Friday November 04, 2011 @02:14PM
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I recommend just running "vimtutor" in terminal once you've installed Vim. It's the best introduction. Far better than the online tutorials that sometimes pop up on HN.
Once I got the basics down (15 minutes in vimtutor), I noticed enough productivity gains to use it immediately for note taking and scripting. Then I just decided to jump in and use it for a real project. I learn new hotkeys, plugins, and config tricks every week and I just feel my productivity inch its way up and up.
Your post has got me wondering about Vim again.. :) Making the switch to Sublime Text has got me appreciating a more shell-like interface for some things.
Have you ever found yourself wanting to code and not have an internet connection? I think that's a pretty rare scenario, I'm rarely offline.