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What a beautiful story, thank you for sharing. It is exactly how it happened to me. I looked over shoulder of one guy and when he changed some code in front of

What a beautiful story, thank you for sharing. It is exactly how it happened to me. I looked over shoulder of one guy and when he changed some code in front of my eyes before I could blink, I asked him 'How did you do that?' And rest is history.

koenigdavidmj 14y ago
And it keeps happening. Everyone knows just a subset of Vim, and everyone knows a different subset. Watching another person use it, you'll ask them how they did something. And they'll have to do it again, watching the keyboard, because they don't know the keys that they hit. It has entered their muscle memory.
- sneak 14y ago
  I am thinking of organizing vim user groups or tutoring sessions where an experienced vim user sits and watches a novice try to edit, and basically just yells at them (corrects them between NGGGGGHGHHHGHGBNNNN noises). I look forward to being one of these novices. I'm faster in vim than any other editor by far, but I know I could still be 2x faster.
  - koenigdavidmj 14y ago
    Make them wear a drill sergeant hat too.
    - indiecore 14y ago
      "I WANT YOU TO COME TO MY HOUSE AND EDIT MY SYS FILES!"
  - JonnieCache 14y ago
    That sounds like a really dull anxiety dream. Or a really nerdy porn film.
  - lelele 14y ago
    http://www.vimgolf.com/ http://www.vimgolf.com/ http://zzapper.co.uk/vimtips.html http://zzapper.co.uk/vimtips.html http://www.thegeekstuff.com/vim-101-hacks-ebook/ http://www.thegeekstuff.com/vim-101-hacks-ebook/
- re_todd 14y ago
  "everyone knows a different subset" This was pretty much my experience with a co-worker. We both thought we were vim gurus, but I was shocked at all the tricks he did that I didn't know, and vice versa. I'm beginning to think that I know less than 1% of vim, but it still helps me be very productive.
- dredmorbius 14y ago
  Which is one reason why little usage vignettes (vimgettes?) are helpful. I've got a quarter century history with vi and its kin, and am still learning new tricks.

koenigdavidmj 14y ago

And it keeps happening. Everyone knows just a subset of Vim, and everyone knows a different subset. Watching another person use it, you'll ask them how they did something. And they'll have to do it again, watching the keyboard, because they don't know the keys that they hit. It has entered their muscle memory.

sneak 14y ago
I am thinking of organizing vim user groups or tutoring sessions where an experienced vim user sits and watches a novice try to edit, and basically just yells at them (corrects them between NGGGGGHGHHHGHGBNNNN noises). I look forward to being one of these novices. I'm faster in vim than any other editor by far, but I know I could still be 2x faster.
- koenigdavidmj 14y ago
  Make them wear a drill sergeant hat too.
  - indiecore 14y ago
    "I WANT YOU TO COME TO MY HOUSE AND EDIT MY SYS FILES!"
- JonnieCache 14y ago
  That sounds like a really dull anxiety dream. Or a really nerdy porn film.
- lelele 14y ago
  http://www.vimgolf.com/ http://www.vimgolf.com/ http://zzapper.co.uk/vimtips.html http://zzapper.co.uk/vimtips.html http://www.thegeekstuff.com/vim-101-hacks-ebook/ http://www.thegeekstuff.com/vim-101-hacks-ebook/
re_todd 14y ago
"everyone knows a different subset" This was pretty much my experience with a co-worker. We both thought we were vim gurus, but I was shocked at all the tricks he did that I didn't know, and vice versa. I'm beginning to think that I know less than 1% of vim, but it still helps me be very productive.
dredmorbius 14y ago
Which is one reason why little usage vignettes (vimgettes?) are helpful. I've got a quarter century history with vi and its kin, and am still learning new tricks.