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I prefer VIM as my editor but when I write iOS/Mac apps I just suck it up and use XCode (with vim key bindings). While building apps outside of Mac would be coo
by todd3834 8y ago
I prefer VIM as my editor but when I write iOS/Mac apps I just suck it up and use XCode (with vim key bindings). While building apps outside of Mac would be cool I think you'll always find most engineers getting sucked back to XCode unfortunately. It is so verbose that I find the integration XCode has with the documentation to be super helpful. I'm sure you can get this with other IDEs but if it's not VIM it might as well be XCode for me…
- garmaine 8y agoI hate IDEs. I’m sure I’m not the only one. Graphical interfaces are not optimal compared composable command line interfaces, nor is the mouse/trackpad an ergonomic input device.
- chrisseaton 8y agoIt’s all just a matter of preference. I for example detest opaque keyboard shortcuts and prefer a mouse or trackpad. I still get plenty of work done so it’s optimal for me.
- garmaine 8y agoIt's not a matter of mere preference when using non-ergonomic devices results in debilitating injury (carpal tunnel syndrome) which prevents me from working.
- todd3834 8y agoYeah, I prefer vim for sure but XCode with vim key bindings is a decent compromise
- mikenew 8y agoWith vim bindings are you still having to manually strip out xcode's code signature to install the plugin? That was the state of affairs last time i tried to do it.
- todd3834 8y agoYeah, you still have to resign with your own thing in the keychain. It’s kind of weird and it caused me to hold off for a while. Eventually I caved in because I can’t stand using the mouse so much.