Add this[1] to .vimrc for easy navigation between multiple files in each tab:

    map <C-J> <C-W>j<C-W>_
    map <C-K> <C-W>k<C-W>_
    set wmh=0

Load a new file with the split command:

    :sp <file>

and use Ctrl+j or Ctrl+k to switch between the splits. It's a handy way to organize and edit multiple files.

[1] http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Switch_between_Vim_window_splits_e...

I read that StackOverflow answer before and given the amount of upvotes it received, I presumed that it had something going for it.

I was already regularly comfortably using `Ctrl-^` to switch back and forth between the current and alternate buffers but I was also used to having different buffers open in different tabs and selecting them using either the `gt` family of commands or the `:tabfirst` family.

I like having the tab-bar provide visual cues for each of the buffers that I’m working with rather than having to type `:ls` to see the list of buffers (which can sometimes be very large as I often leave Vim running for a long time and if I do close, I usually restore it from a session).

Like you, I’ve yet to encounter any problems with this way of working. It’s possibly because I’ve never used any commands which utilise the quickfix buffer (`:make`, `:grep`, and `:helpgrep`) but maybe, there’s something else I’m missing?