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I switched to vim for a few reasons: - I didn't want to get trapped into being comfortable with some editor that I would later not have access to. vim will alw
by marrone 19y ago
I switched to vim for a few reasons:
- I didn't want to get trapped into being comfortable with some editor that I would later not have access to. vim will always be there on any unix box
- there are no showstoppers for vim. Every other editor is great because it has x and y, but the lack of z is annoying. with vim, you can configure it to do almost anything with macros in your .vimrc
- it was slow to get going at first, but now I find using vim you can edit files much faster than using the mouse.
- chrisc 19y agovim7 especially is great with the new tab features and omni-complete
- davidw 19y agovi might be on any unix box, but not vim.
- SwellJoe 19y agoThat's true. I'm working on FreeBSD support in our products right now, and every time I type "vi filename", I either get frustrated as hell for the few bits of typing I have to do, or I notice immediately and :q and "vim filename" to get the right thing. Since I'm spawning new instances for each testing cycle (I'm building a product installer) it's a bit of a nuisance to make an alias each time. The default csh shell also pisses me off.