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i can't not explain in words what it's like to use vim for 20+ years, esp to someone thinking an editor is "just" a tool. my vim config changes with me... for

• EdwardDiego 4y ago
  I've used Vim since 1993, pretty sure it was 93, might have been 92, and it was probably just Vi initially, but then I progressed to Vim. And I still use it. So yeah, guess I haven't hit 20+ years, but I'm pretty damn close, and still not as committed to it as you are. Length of time using it doesn't correlate to passion.
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  • xanathar 4y ago
    If you started in 1992 you're at 30 years.
    • EdwardDiego 4y ago
      ... that's what I get for late- night commenting. (Also, 30 years? Christ I'm old.)
  • minusf 4y ago
    i'm not excluding anyone using it even for a day. i was trying to make a point that it's a tool with a very long history and all the time i "wasted" (and still waste) on learning it was well invested, as it's going nowhere and i spend 8-9h in it a working day. i think i've been using only a shell longer than vim.