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Powerlaw and diminishing returns. It's worth learning the 20% most used shortcuts to save you 80% time. It may not be worth learning another 70% to save 10% mo
by em500 6y ago
Powerlaw and diminishing returns. It's worth learning the 20% most used shortcuts to save you 80% time. It may not be worth learning another 70% to save 10% more.
The actual thresholds and sets of shortcuts are different for everyone. That's why discussions like this never end.
- nouveaux 6y agoI disagree that its as subjective as you put it. No one would say that a manual hand drill is comparable to an automatic drill in speed. Going from normal text editor to vi is like going from assembly to Python. Or using `find -exec` to delete files using a pattern vs deleting files one by one. You are that much more productive when editing text in vi.
- phist_mcgee 6y agoI have used both an IDE and vim for years, and in my personal experience, editing text speed is overstated in vim purely due to the kind of text you are writing, namely a program. Just because I can replace all text inside a tag 90% faster than an IDE does not mean my next thought will be ready to go when that task is complete. I just don't see where the savings come from in terms of actual finger presses to outcomes per day.