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> It is there on default Fedora installation. Come on, seriously? That's seriously your 'big reason' for switching? Guys it's 2017, it's not that hard to apt-g
by pen2l 9y ago
> It is there on default Fedora installation.
Come on, seriously? That's seriously your 'big reason' for switching? Guys it's 2017, it's not that hard to apt-get install $FAVORITE_EDITOR and scp your dotfiles, it takes less than a minute.
To any of the newbs out there, here's an advice I'll give that I wish someone would have given me in my early years: IGNORE THE EDITOR EVANGELISTS. Vim, emacs, visual studio, notepad, all of those things are inconsequential next to an understanding of proper computer science concepts. I think I spent like an year getting good at vim many years ago. I'm fairly good at vim now, but my goodness do I regret having spent time on that, instead of, say, studying proper maths, studying data structures, getting practice CODING.
I say this because I distinctly recall going over vim exercises, taking my sweet time, and feeling good and thinking "Hmmm I'm really improving here!" True, it's not a total waste of time, I'm just saying don't mistake editor skill as a core skill. In other words, you can get a nice paying job if you can put together a reasonably simple CRUD application made in notepad... but you cannot get a job if you're REALLY GOOD at vim but are unable to do much with it. Don't make the same mistake I did.
- zzalpha 9y agoI've never really grasped the idea of "studying" an editor. I switched to Vim from Emacs many years ago to deal with RSI. I learned the basics and then just started using the damn thing. Periodically I'd go look up a few tips or tricks and then keep on keeping on. These are tools. The best way to learn how to use a tool is to use it, not sit there studying how you might use it.