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Interesting because this post is not about anything people typically focus on -- navigating, hands on the home row, etc -- but mostly about plugins, tools, and
by bo1024 8y ago
Interesting because this post is not about anything people typically focus on -- navigating, hands on the home row, etc -- but mostly about plugins, tools, and performance.
- acidburnNSA 8y agoLearning vim with a focus on the basics instead of plugins is a good way to get started. Things like the basic navigation, reflowing, digraphs, macros, splits, etc. are super productive.
- nickjj 8y agoI think things like home row typing are very human specific. I don't type properly and I never rest my hands on the home row. My hands fly all over the place and I only use half the fingers on both hands. After 20 years of typing, that's what feels natural to me. It felt natural on day 1 and the same 20 years later. I can type at about 75 WPM using online tests with really high accuracy, so I haven't seen it as a real bottleneck. Call me crazy but I think home row proper typing is the most non-ergonomic and painful layout possible. It's not natural at all to keep your hands completely stationary for hours and while making subtle finger movements. Even if I try that for 5 minutes straight I get all sorts of cramps and weird pains in areas of my hands and arms that I didn't even know existed.