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I don't see why you need to learn vim. Just open your files with your preferred editor from the command line, as in Michael Hartl's Ruby on Rails tutorial. It's
by MaxGabriel 14y ago
I don't see why you need to learn vim. Just open your files with your preferred editor from the command line, as in Michael Hartl's Ruby on Rails tutorial. It's a google away to set up 'subl' to open a file in sublime text 2, for example.
I think the larger idea of knowing the surrounding tools and resources is crucial and can be glossed over (for example, not once has a professor at my university mentioned StackOverflow). Great idea making this post mikk0j.
- mikk0j 14y agoThanks! And you're right about the text editor. I should do that for myself too. I guess vim is one of those things that you keep running into, and unless you never figure it out, it will remain a mystery (and if you accidentally do get it, you can do damage - I have!). And that's a fascinating point about your professor not mentioning StackOverflow. Would be great to hear about what 'unofficial' or community-based resources do get mentioned in 'official' education.
- MaxGabriel 14y agoHah, I know what you mean about it being a mystery. Honestly, whenever I accidentally open vim I end up closing the terminal window to get out of it. I suppose that means I should at least learn how to exit it and such.