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I've never been a vi expert, but I've gone for long enough periods using vi keybindings to have been fluent with them. I think there is some kind of emotional/f
by crispinb 7y ago
I've never been a vi expert, but I've gone for long enough periods using vi keybindings to have been fluent with them. I think there is some kind of emotional/flow/mastery element - it just feels good to acquire these kinds of skills.
I don't use vi keybindings now for a number of reasons. Not using them hasn't slowed me down (which may not mean much either way). But I do see the appeal.
- smacktoward 7y agoThe article mentions one facet of this: once you’ve mastered a modal interface, it can feel really fast. It may or may not actually be fast, but it feels fast, and that is a pleasant feeling.
- asutekku 7y agoI can definitely see that. Whereas doing something in vim requires multiple keybinds which may take a while to trigger, using mouse and some menu shortcut may take exactly the same amount of time. The shortcut version of vi just feels shorter because you’re doing something the whole time.
- hnzix 7y ago> because you’re doing something the whole time." Exactly, while the elapsed time might not be much different there is less context switching so it's easier to stay in flow state.
- zzo38computer 7y agoI do not agree; I think that if you can type fast then you can do it faster. (I have timed it, and so has at least one other person I know, actually.)