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> tool first, problems second Because there’s a tool and there are (current and future) problems that can be solved with this tool. It’s an one time investment
by allarm 4y ago
> tool first, problems second
Because there’s a tool and there are (current and future) problems that can be solved with this tool. It’s an one time investment into a tool and it helps to solve multiple future problems more efficiently. Especially with vim or rather modal editing - this skill can be applied everywhere, including your favorite IDE. Though, it may be unrelated to the problem that OP was solving.
- EdwardDiego 4y agoI've used Vim since I first managed to figure out a way to get a shell on the heavily controlled school Unix network. (Well, it was Vi initially). It was always my editor of choice when SSHing into a box over dodgy dial-up for the very obvious reasons, a few keystrokes could be immensely powerful, and they're easy to transmit. But I've never felt the urge to run Vim bindings in my IDE, or my browser. But for working on a file over SSH? Vim all the way. Different tools for different situations.