Re:Everyone Who Tried to Convince Me to use Vim was Wrong (2...
by account_taken on Thursday April 04, 2013 @01:38PM
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I think some of us die hards push the pure vim way too hard. For example, while in insert mode
`end` is easier than `esc A`
`ctrl+home` easier then `esc g g i`
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Yehuda's advice isn't so bad. If the purpose is to be as efficient as possible, which is what I think most of us strive for, then why not use the extra keys? It took several weeks, actually months to become productive in Vim. Learning was a cycle of try Vim, get frustrated, go back to modeless editor until there is some down time, repeat. Vim bootcamp wasn't any fun.
`end` is easier than `esc A` `ctrl+home` easier then `esc g g i` ...
Yehuda's advice isn't so bad. If the purpose is to be as efficient as possible, which is what I think most of us strive for, then why not use the extra keys? It took several weeks, actually months to become productive in Vim. Learning was a cycle of try Vim, get frustrated, go back to modeless editor until there is some down time, repeat. Vim bootcamp wasn't any fun.