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> - After a few years, your VIM will become extremely customized. You'll actually have trouble writing code on any other IDE. How is that a good thing? That's
by Narishma 8y ago
> - After a few years, your VIM will become extremely customized. You'll actually have trouble writing code on any other IDE.
How is that a good thing? That's the major reason I typically do as little configuration as I can to the software I use.
- Jtsummers 8y agoBecause it’s your flow. I’m an emacs user and it’s the same sort of thing. At the end of the day I’m just a lot faster at the things I want to do because of the practice (learning what it can do) and customization (making it do what I need to do). Learning random IDE #25 for an employer just slows me down. Imagine if I made you use Dvorak (or QWERTY if you already use Dvorak) just because. You’d crawl. Unless the IDE brings a lot to the table, the thing I need most is the editor part. So I want it to fit me and my flow.
- ilovetux 8y agoI think specialization can be a good thing. With tools, specialization can make you faster and more effective for a variety of reasons. It is, however, a tradeoff with flexibility as you've pointed out. I think the balance we strike here is very personal and might have a lot to do with ones daily workload.