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Another nice thing about learning Vi first: no plugins. There are so many plugins that make Vim _worse_. In my experience most novice vimmers end up with a huge
by Skunkleton 7y ago
Another nice thing about learning Vi first: no plugins. There are so many plugins that make Vim _worse_. In my experience most novice vimmers end up with a huge vimrc, which overtime is pared down to something pretty small as they learn how vim actually works.
- vram22 7y agoYes, good point. That's partly why I mentioned that vim is big, above. And there is tendency of some devs (not just beginners) to load many plugins (for any tool, not just vim), before learning the base tool well. Counterproductive, IMO, plus leads to cognitive overload. And at least in the case of vi/vim, you can compose commands, so, even without using things like macros or plugins, you can achieve a lot. So master that first. It will take you a long way.