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Practical vim by Drew Neil is hands down the best vim learning resource out there. Nothing even comes close.
by nafizh 6y ago
Practical vim by Drew Neil is hands down the best vim learning resource out there. Nothing even comes close.
- maxioatic 6y agoThis book is so good I actually bought it twice. The second time was the ebook edition just so I can pull it up next to Vim. Highly recommend it.
- thanato0s 6y agoTotally agree with that. That's my favorite book about Vim for sure.
- mesaframe 6y agoI thought it will be a 100 page book but hot damn. 487 Pages for what?
- dllthomas 6y agoWhat are the high points? Would you expect it has much to add for someone who's been using vim for closer to 3 decades than 2?
- dm319 6y agoIn some ways it's quite conceptual about the best way to use vim. Inside the cover there's a quote "I thought I knew vim, but practical vim has massively improved my code-wrangling productivity".
- JNRowe 6y agoDrew Neil's Modern Vim is also wonderful. While it introduces a lot of plugins in an attempt to modernize the experience, it also includes some excellent notes on standard features(qf/sessions/etc). I'll also note it covers both vim and neovim, with nice little asides explaining the differences where they matter.
- teeray 6y agoAnyone looking to pick this up: I found the best way to consume it is to grab a couple tips at a time (it’s structured as a “recipe book”) and incorporate them into your workflow. For example, try Netrw for a week, then another week try out folds. You don’t have to read it cover to cover to get the full benefit of it.
- artificialLimbs 6y agoThis is exactly what I'll be doing with these articles for the next few weeks. Learning a few cmomands at a time gives them time to sink in and become habit.
- thanato0s 6y agoIt looks like a really good way to take the most out of these recipe resources. Thanks for that!
- caymanjim 6y agoI took Drew's Vim Masterclass with some coworkers years ago. I considered myself a fairly advanced Vim user at the time, and still learned some handy things during his class. It was a small group (we hired him just for our group of coworkers), and he took time to answer everyone's questions. He's got a great teaching style. I'm not sure if he still does the class, but if so, I recommend it for all Vim users.