Thoughts on switching from TextMate to Vim(pchm.co)

4 pointsby wassago11 lat temu5 comments

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Thoughts on switching from TextMate to Vim

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2 comments

egwynn11 lat temu

I’ve tried lots of the new editors out there, but my main gripe with most of them is that they’re not vi[m]…

honest_joe11 lat temu

There is a zero point of using vi/vim unless you like the thing.

zimpenfish11 lat temu

Or you're a contractor who has to work on a variety of systems which may or may not have or allow you to install your favourite text editor of the week. It's the lowest common denominator.

(I started on emacs but vi/vim has been installed everywhere and life is simpler when you don't have to faff about.)

twiceaday11 lat temu

Few editors can handle massive code bases like at Google. Google also does not allow coders to store any of their code on their laptop so you have to work over ssh, which a lot of editors don't support well either. I used to use Sublime exclusively but was pretty much forced to switch to vim.

dozzie11 lat temu

Actually, Vim doesn't change that much throughout the time, so once you're acquainted with it, you no longer need to learn constantly. So yes, there is point.