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He tried to turn vim into an IDE, a role that vim specifically decided not to embrace, that will make anyone go a little crazy. Vim is good at editing text, is
by MetaCosm 14y ago
He tried to turn vim into an IDE, a role that vim specifically decided not to embrace, that will make anyone go a little crazy.
Vim is good at editing text, is extremely portable, and works great with a partner in crime like tmux.
I have used vim for 12+ years, and the complexity of his setup makes me a bit dizzy.
- DelvarWorld 14y agoWhat languages do you normally edit? Are you employed?
- pekk 14y agoThere is nothing wrong with using vim's intentionally built in extension mechanisms.
- MetaCosm 14y agoThere is nothing wrong with using them, except that (as the article points out) they don't work terribly well, take a lot of effort to get right, and aren't the focus of the editor. Sublime and Emacs are joys to extend versus Vim, that doesn't mean it can't be done, just that it is tough.