I first partook of vi on an Irix box under the tutelage of a crusty graybeard. There are some things I do appreciate about vim in contrast. * Syntax highlight

I first partook of vi on an Irix box under the tutelage of a crusty graybeard. There are some things I do appreciate about vim in contrast. * Syntax highlighting * Unicode * Visual selection * Multiple buffers If I have a task for an editor that doesn't do those things and runs really fast, I usually reach for sed.