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Re:Vim is touch-typing on steroids by p-e-w on Friday January 13, 2023 @02:13AM (#34364830)
As opposed to other editors, which don't have shortcuts for search and undo?
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Re:Vim is touch-typing on steroids by rhaway84773 on Monday January 16, 2023 @08:46PM (#34408176)
Ctrl/CMD + Z vs u

Ctrl/CMD + Y vs r

There’s a significant difference in speed. But more importantly, the former requires RSI inducing finger gymnastics, whereas the latter is a tap of a fingertip.

The much faster speed but more importantly less complicated chords/key taps in VIM, leads to a qualitatively different editing/reading experience.

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