I think that the best way to learn vim is the understanding that, more than a text editor, it is a text editing language, derived from vi and ex. It has command

I think that the best way to learn vim is the understanding that, more than a text editor, it is a text editing language, derived from vi and ex. It has commands (d,c,y) and parameters for the commands (1,2,3..., f,t, a, i, /regex/). It also has means of abstractions (macros, .vimrc) and variables (registers). It's like a touch-typing dsl for text editing. This is one of the best explanations of this that I've found: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1218390/what-is-your-most-productive-shortcut-with-vim/1220118#1220118 http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1218390/what-is-your-most...