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vi and vim are atrociously bad. y’all got stockholm syndrome vim may be 10% less awful, but it’s still garbage > When using Vi in insert mode, you cannot move
by paulsutter 3y ago
vi and vim are atrociously bad. y’all got stockholm syndrome
vim may be 10% less awful, but it’s still garbage
> When using Vi in insert mode, you cannot move around without first hitting Esc then again i or a. Vim fixes this by allowing you to use the arrow keys to move around in a file while in insert mode.
- chrysoprace 3y agoSounds like vim isn't for you. Speaking for myself, my reason for using vim is to keep my hands on the keyboard and reduce mouse usage. The other benefit is that I can stay in the terminal instead of having to switch to a GUI editor. If those benefits don't sound enticing, then I could how it might seem unappealing.