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If you do lots of console works (e.g. script shell, Linux system stuff), learn emacs or vim. On the other hand if you're a front end Web dev or an Android dev
by top256 9y ago
If you do lots of console works (e.g. script shell, Linux system stuff), learn emacs or vim.
On the other hand if you're a front end Web dev or an Android dev there is probably not much point except from a curiosity point of view
- mod 9y agoAs a web dev who does about 40% front-end, I find vim just as useful there as I do for all he other dev work I do--which is very, very useful. I have no particular reason to want to jump into an IDE, which I imagine is what you're recommending instead. Vim acts as my IDE without much effort. I have a linter, syntax highlighting, etc. I won't sing the benefits of vim here since they should probably be well-known in this thread, but editing code without vim movements is, to me, a nightmare. I'm not sure what you think would be different in another editor.
- top256 9y agoThat makes sense. Thanks for your perspective.