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> I really like gedit more than Notepad++ gedit is available on Windows too. If you really want to harness the power of Linux, run Vim. You'll see at least an

> I really like gedit more than Notepad++ gedit is available on Windows too. If you really want to harness the power of Linux, run Vim. You'll see at least an order of magnitude in productiviy improvement.

quanticle 14y ago
Well, to be fair, it depends on whether you're willing to spend a week or so getting the hang of it. That level of investment isn't necessarily for everyone (even developers).
- intractable 14y ago
  Not to mention VIM has been available on Windows for many years, so the gp has probably already eliminated it as an option.
jiggy2011 14y ago
I keep hearing this. I can do basic Vim (i.e use it as a standard text editor) but for "serious" programming tasks I mostly use Eclipse. What advantages other than freeing up screen room and RAM would I get from using Vim over eclipse that would give me an "order of magnitude" productivity increase? I know vim has a lot of keyboard shortcuts, but there are also quite a few in eclipse.
- w1ntermute 14y ago
  See my other reply: http://hackerne.ws/item?id=4101878 http://hackerne.ws/item?id=4101878
betterth 14y ago
I've heard this a lot -- in fact in a recent Stack Overflow "best rails IDE's" thread, Vim was near the top of recommended answers. I've been using gedit with a few add-ons installed to make working with rails a little easier. I also grabbed RubyMine but I haven't spent any significant time there yet as I already have the terminal->gedit workflow down and fighting through RubyMine modal menus to setup BitBucket git pushing started to get old quickly. Terminal is easy. I just push. What does Vim offer that gedit doesn't? I guess I don't understand the main difference. I would really like to get some code suggestions/completion features, certainly not a need but I think it would help cut down on my occasional stupid mistake.
- w1ntermute 14y ago
  > What does Vim offer that gedit doesn't? I guess I don't understand the main difference. It's about the modal editing. It's a completely different paradigm for text editing. It changes the way you interact with your code.

quanticle 14y ago

Well, to be fair, it depends on whether you're willing to spend a week or so getting the hang of it. That level of investment isn't necessarily for everyone (even developers).

intractable 14y ago
Not to mention VIM has been available on Windows for many years, so the gp has probably already eliminated it as an option.

jiggy2011 14y ago

I keep hearing this. I can do basic Vim (i.e use it as a standard text editor) but for "serious" programming tasks I mostly use Eclipse. What advantages other than freeing up screen room and RAM would I get from using Vim over eclipse that would give me an "order of magnitude" productivity increase? I know vim has a lot of keyboard shortcuts, but there are also quite a few in eclipse.

w1ntermute 14y ago
See my other reply: http://hackerne.ws/item?id=4101878 http://hackerne.ws/item?id=4101878

betterth 14y ago

I've heard this a lot -- in fact in a recent Stack Overflow "best rails IDE's" thread, Vim was near the top of recommended answers. I've been using gedit with a few add-ons installed to make working with rails a little easier. I also grabbed RubyMine but I haven't spent any significant time there yet as I already have the terminal->gedit workflow down and fighting through RubyMine modal menus to setup BitBucket git pushing started to get old quickly. Terminal is easy. I just push. What does Vim offer that gedit doesn't? I guess I don't understand the main difference. I would really like to get some code suggestions/completion features, certainly not a need but I think it would help cut down on my occasional stupid mistake.

w1ntermute 14y ago
> What does Vim offer that gedit doesn't? I guess I don't understand the main difference. It's about the modal editing. It's a completely different paradigm for text editing. It changes the way you interact with your code.