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I like both, but I still absolutely love two features of vi: - hjkl movement keys (which depends on multi modes) - . (dot) to repeat the last command But hon
by blunte 9y ago
I like both, but I still absolutely love two features of vi:
- hjkl movement keys (which depends on multi modes)
- . (dot) to repeat the last command
But honestly, there are so many fantastically useful features of vi that it's hard to give up.
I learned Emacs because of Clojure, and I got reasonably proficient with it. Thanks to Emacs, I now am much more efficient in editor boxes and terminals because of ctrl-p and other movement keys, as well as jump to begin/end of line, etc.
But vi is preinstalled in more places (even if it's a weak minimal installation), so it will get used rather than me installing emacs on some system I only need to be on for five minutes.
Vi also seems more performant. I haven't attempted to measure, but it sure feels like it has lower latency than Emacs.