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TBH I don't think it's worth it. I've been using vi in various contexts for 35 years now but it's just too clunky compared to modern IDEs. Nowadays I just use
by kstenerud 4y ago
TBH I don't think it's worth it. I've been using vi in various contexts for 35 years now but it's just too clunky compared to modern IDEs.
Nowadays I just use a GUI, and only use vi for editing config files and the odd program on a remote system. But even that's being supplanted by editors with remote capabilities.
It's absolutely worth it to learn enough basics to edit files. Beyond that, only if you really dig the editor.
- jwarden 4y agoI get a ton of value just from having vim key bindings on the commandline and in REPLs (anything with readline support). Being able to press the up arrow and then quickly edit a typo at the beginning of my previous command without using the mouse saves me a lot of time.