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This is by far best way I've seen to learn vim http://www.viemu.com/a_vi_vim_graphical_cheat_sheet_tutorial.html http://www.viemu.com/a_vi_vim_graphical_cheat_s

This is by far best way I've seen to learn vim http://www.viemu.com/a_vi_vim_graphical_cheat_sheet_tutorial.html http://www.viemu.com/a_vi_vim_graphical_cheat_sheet_tutorial... I recommend people making it their desktop background. Being "in your face" helps you remember to learn and explore things like 'ca)' rather than just hitting delete and arrow keys a bunch. >"Can you tell me a way to switch that will not significantly reduce my productivity for the first few weeks." Two obvious answers that came to me while reading that sentence: 1) Use it at home/off hours/for side projects/etc until you are proficient enough to do work with it. 2) Use it for 1 task a day, then 2 tasks, etc. The "Turn everything off" is stupid way to start. [Altough it's one way to reach next level after you are basically proficient] Clue to OA, find better people to get advice from. > I was able to get here because I used my [blah, blah, blah] No, because you stuck it out. Like most worthwhile things Vim is not instant gratification.

kingtoe 16y ago
Definitely the best. As a student, I had time to learn vim the slow, hard, purist way, and I struggled for weeks simply practicing, drilling, and tutorial-ing. Then I picked up these cheat-sheet tutorials and WOW! Just code as usual, but in vi with the first easy cheat-sheet lying in front of you; almost no productivity hit, and you seamlessly build up the cheat-sheet 'till you know all the commands! The only way to learn vim, I think.
username3 16y ago
I tried learning by using cheat sheets, but they don't stick because I don't go back to them for reference or if I do, I forget because I think I'll have a reference later. Commands stuck when I saw someone else use vim, do something I didn't know about like yyp, and I asked how they did it. I'd like a video of someone using vim for real work and then explaining how they did it.
- telemachos 16y ago
  Vimcasts provides excellent, free little screencasts about Vim. (http://vimcasts.org/episodes/archive http://vimcasts.org/episodes/archive) PeepCode also sells two screencasts about Vim that I think are quite good. (http://peepcode.com/products/smash-into-vim-i http://peepcode.com/products/smash-into-vim-i and http://peepcode.com/products/smash-into-vim-ii http://peepcode.com/products/smash-into-vim-ii) Depending on how long you've been using Vim, you may find them a bit basic (especially the first), but Vim has so many nooks and crannies that you will likely pick up some things anyhow.
Symmetry 16y ago
When I started learning vim I put that up on the wall next to me. It was a big big help.
kilowatt 16y ago
Sometimes just knowing something is possible is enough to encourage you to find out how it's done. Probably nothing beats sitting next to a vim pro and watching them slice and dice code. I didn't have that opportunity, but a few screen casts really opened my eyes as to how far down the rabbit hole I should consider going...this one in particular is a pretty amazing example of someone with some serious keyboard AND customization chops: http://vimeo.com/7642937 http://vimeo.com/7642937
- johngunderman 16y ago
  What is that refactoring tool he uses to pull code out into a separate method?
  - uggedal 16y ago
    http://rope.sourceforge.net/ropevim.html http://rope.sourceforge.net/ropevim.html supports extraction of methods.
jwecker 16y ago
I would also recommend quickly getting in the habit of using ctrl-[ instead of reaching clear over (on most keyboards) for the escape key.
- silentbicycle 16y ago
  Or you can remap caps-lock to escape. I know that doesn't match the whole 'vi is already everywhere (on Unix)' aspect, but it's an option.
  - ralph 16y ago
    Surely Caps Lock is already mapped to Ctrl? Then Ctrl-[ for Escape becomes easier as do all the other Ctrl combinations.
    - silentbicycle 16y ago
      I could see hardcore vi users mapping it to Escape rather than Ctrl. Or maybe Menu, Windows, etc. keys, on keyboards that have them.
- jamesgeck0 16y ago
  When I tried it, I used jj as a shortcut for escape. It seemed to work well enough.
  - djacobs 16y ago
    'kj' is (for me) even more natural.

kingtoe 16y ago

Definitely the best. As a student, I had time to learn vim the slow, hard, purist way, and I struggled for weeks simply practicing, drilling, and tutorial-ing. Then I picked up these cheat-sheet tutorials and WOW! Just code as usual, but in vi with the first easy cheat-sheet lying in front of you; almost no productivity hit, and you seamlessly build up the cheat-sheet 'till you know all the commands! The only way to learn vim, I think.

username3 16y ago

I tried learning by using cheat sheets, but they don't stick because I don't go back to them for reference or if I do, I forget because I think I'll have a reference later. Commands stuck when I saw someone else use vim, do something I didn't know about like yyp, and I asked how they did it. I'd like a video of someone using vim for real work and then explaining how they did it.

telemachos 16y ago
Vimcasts provides excellent, free little screencasts about Vim. (http://vimcasts.org/episodes/archive http://vimcasts.org/episodes/archive) PeepCode also sells two screencasts about Vim that I think are quite good. (http://peepcode.com/products/smash-into-vim-i http://peepcode.com/products/smash-into-vim-i and http://peepcode.com/products/smash-into-vim-ii http://peepcode.com/products/smash-into-vim-ii) Depending on how long you've been using Vim, you may find them a bit basic (especially the first), but Vim has so many nooks and crannies that you will likely pick up some things anyhow.

Symmetry 16y ago

When I started learning vim I put that up on the wall next to me. It was a big big help.

kilowatt 16y ago

Sometimes just knowing something is possible is enough to encourage you to find out how it's done. Probably nothing beats sitting next to a vim pro and watching them slice and dice code. I didn't have that opportunity, but a few screen casts really opened my eyes as to how far down the rabbit hole I should consider going...this one in particular is a pretty amazing example of someone with some serious keyboard AND customization chops: http://vimeo.com/7642937 http://vimeo.com/7642937

johngunderman 16y ago
What is that refactoring tool he uses to pull code out into a separate method?
- uggedal 16y ago
  http://rope.sourceforge.net/ropevim.html http://rope.sourceforge.net/ropevim.html supports extraction of methods.

jwecker 16y ago

I would also recommend quickly getting in the habit of using ctrl-[ instead of reaching clear over (on most keyboards) for the escape key.

silentbicycle 16y ago
Or you can remap caps-lock to escape. I know that doesn't match the whole 'vi is already everywhere (on Unix)' aspect, but it's an option.
- ralph 16y ago
  Surely Caps Lock is already mapped to Ctrl? Then Ctrl-[ for Escape becomes easier as do all the other Ctrl combinations.
  - silentbicycle 16y ago
    I could see hardcore vi users mapping it to Escape rather than Ctrl. Or maybe Menu, Windows, etc. keys, on keyboards that have them.
jamesgeck0 16y ago
When I tried it, I used jj as a shortcut for escape. It seemed to work well enough.
- djacobs 16y ago
  'kj' is (for me) even more natural.