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> A lot of the time, you want to be using a more meaningful (as in semantic) command like... I try never to second guess why someone wants to know something, a
by rendall 5y ago
> A lot of the time, you want to be using a more meaningful (as in semantic) command like...
I try never to second guess why someone wants to know something, and if I answer at all, to answer the direct question. Otherwise it might come off as patronizing and gate-keeping.
As an asker, I'm much more open to hearing the answer to an unasked question when I have the answer to my asked question.
My least-favorite genre of dev answer is Q: "How do I X?" A: "Don't X. Y instead."
Also, part of the awesomeness of Vim is that it's personal, how someone uses it. If information is structured in lines in someone's mind, and it makes more sense for them to navigate that way, they aren't doing it wrong.