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This is exactly what I feel too. After watching Bret Victor's talk https://vimeo.com/67076984 https://vimeo.com/67076984, I feel like Vim way of using computer
by neokya 10y ago
This is exactly what I feel too.
After watching Bret Victor's talk https://vimeo.com/67076984 https://vimeo.com/67076984, I feel like Vim way of using computers is backward. I am probably wrong because I never got proficient with Vim. Using it only when I SSH to remote server.
- weaksauce 10y agofor text editing and specifically text editing code... vim's command set is amazing. it's short verbs for editing text that are easily remembered. d delete c change t 'til f find a after i insert u undo o open a new line p paste or put n next occurance b back a word y yank (copy) v visual ect. coupled with an object that are less friendly to learn but there aren't that many of them w word e end of word ( sentence { paragraph text blocks are directly what you want to change " double quotes ' single quotes ( parenthesis { curly brackets t tag ci( change inside the ( da" deletes around the double quote, etc. it's easy to compose sentences for editing text. this person does more to explain why: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1218390/what-is-your-most-productive-shortcut-with-vim/1220118 http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1218390/what-is-your-most...