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I respectfully disagree that “learning curve” is a reason not to go with a well established console editor like VIM. There is a learning curve for everything,
by deeblering4 6y ago
I respectfully disagree that “learning curve” is a reason not to go with a well established console editor like VIM.
There is a learning curve for everything, including the code and configurations being edited.
I think taking the time to learn tools, like editors, that are available on many platforms saves time in the long run and helps to manage diverse systems more effectively.
- rhabarba 6y agoFor many people, Vim’s learning curve does not justify its features. Line editors are not for everyone.
- jpalomaki 6y agoInvestment in learning something like vi makes sense in the nix world, where it is available everywhere by default. On Windows side the problem is that there's no comprehensive "default editor" to learn. If you are doing server side sysadmin work on different environments then you might be limited to what is already available. Often you don't want to go through the trouble of getting a specific editor installed in order to edit some config files (3rd party software may require approval, somebody to install it, etc).
- rhabarba 6y ago> where it is available everywhere by default It is not (anymore), so not even that is clear.