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> The 19/34 year old defaults of vim/vi aren't good enough for the hipster rubyists. However they seemed to be just fine for the hundreds or even thousands of s
by rue 16y ago
> The 19/34 year old defaults of vim/vi aren't good enough for the hipster rubyists. However they seemed to be just fine for the hundreds or even thousands of systems developers and hackers who developed the foundation for the systems the take for granted.
Yes, because as we know these hackers have empty .vimrc files. No sirree, just the defaults thanks!
- bjg 16y agoThat is a very true point. However, as you are point out, every body has a .exrc/.vimrc In my useless opinion the current defaults are as general as they can be. I believe they are currently set so that both 20 year veterans and beginners can use any instance of vim if they happen to be without their favorite .vimrc config.
- blasdel 16y agoI do. The only time I set a .vimrc is on Debian-derived distros where they don't set nocompatible or syntax on. vi has good defaults. If I used emacs, I'd have to drag around my config everywhere to set usable keybindings. With vi and vim I can just use the defaults everywhere.
- sprout 16y agoI've gotten to the point where I'd rather use vi than MS notepad, but I'm still better with vanilla Emacs.