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I've always hesitated on VIM because it seems like such a behemoth to learn. Do you have any resources/guides to using/setting up/customizing VIM?
by EC1 13y ago
I've always hesitated on VIM because it seems like such a behemoth to learn. Do you have any resources/guides to using/setting up/customizing VIM?
- adem 13y agoThe only thing you need to read about Vim to get started is here: http://yannesposito.com/Scratch/en/blog/Learn-Vim-Progressively/ http://yannesposito.com/Scratch/en/blog/Learn-Vim-Progressiv..., the rest is learned pretty much by the following principle: 1. Detect inefficiency for a particular task 2. Find a faster way to do it 3. Make it a habit You can learn more about this approach in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6K4iIMlouI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6K4iIMlouI
- EC1 13y agoAwesome thank you very much.
- adem 13y agoNow if you really wanna get that extra motivation, I highly recommend you to watch this introduction by Derek Wyatt. For me, a few minutes into the video were enough to stick to all of his videos, truly amazing guy. vimeo.com/6999927 I hope this is not too off-topic in a ST thread.
- EC1 13y agoI don't think so. I'll be watching anything you kind people linked me.
- jsissom 13y agoThose are the exact same steps it would take to learn to use Sublime Text!
- aninhumer 13y agoPlus you already know half of it because it uses the same shortcuts as every other program in the world.
- woogley 13y agoRun `vimtutor` to whet your appetite, then use vim full-time and enjoy a brief 2 weeks of Googling things every time you get stuck. Getting functional with vim takes only an afternoon.
- EC1 13y agoI've done vimtutor countless times and I still haven't retained any of it haha.
- _dark_matter_ 13y agoI think in this case it's more dedication - getting over that initial "hump". Probably worth it; at least for the experience of doing it once.
- muraiki 13y agoI finally began to retain vim knowledge by using vim adventures, a browser-based game that teaches vim commands: http://vim-adventures.com http://vim-adventures.com
- EC1 13y agoThis is exactly what I've been looking for!