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This is what I was looking for a long time! Thank you. As vim is not learnable in a week-end. Understanding the basics progressively (like you do with a languag

by woogle 12y ago

This is what I was looking for a long time! Thank you. As vim is not learnable in a week-end. Understanding the basics progressively (like you do with a language) seems a nice approach.

ben336 12y ago
Yep, thats the advantage of Vim's philosophy as a whole. You don't have to learn it all at once, and what you do learn gains power as you move forward.
- Alupis 12y ago
  I'm sort of embarrassed that I've been using Linux for years, consider myself "at home" on the terminal, use vi/vim daily, yet, know so little about it.
  - saraid216 12y ago
    Use what you need. At some point, understanding the general philosophy, you'll come across a task that makes you go, "This should be easier." Google for a better way to do it and you'll probably find one.
jacobparker 12y ago
Although it may not stick in a weekend, the vimtutor program (if you're on Linux you probably have it installed) covers this sort of stuff. For moving beyond the basics I suggest this book: http://pragprog.com/book/dnvim/practical-vim http://pragprog.com/book/dnvim/practical-vim
- woogle 12y ago
  Thanks for the book I'll take a look on it, it seems interesting. For vimtutor it's introduced in the first part http://benmccormick.org/2014/06/30/learning-vim-in-2014-the-basics/ http://benmccormick.org/2014/06/30/learning-vim-in-2014-the-... The most disturbing thing when learning vim is the fact that shortcuts actually "means" something rather than being near your fingers. Like the old flashioned way to use shortcuts in RTS games vs grid modes.
riquito 12y ago
This StackOverflow answer, in the same spirit of the article, has opened eyes to many people. "Your problem with Vim is that you don't grok vi." http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1218390/what-is-your-most-productive-shortcut-with-vim/1220118#1220118 http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1218390/what-is-your-most...
- ben336 12y ago
  Yep, that post is one of the things that pointed me down the road to the mindset in this article, and I mentioned it at the bottom. I still don't use everything in that post though. The depth of Vi by itself is crazy.

by woogle 12y ago

This is what I was looking for a long time! Thank you. As vim is not learnable in a week-end. Understanding the basics progressively (like you do with a language) seems a nice approach.

ben336 12y ago

Yep, thats the advantage of Vim's philosophy as a whole. You don't have to learn it all at once, and what you do learn gains power as you move forward.

Alupis 12y ago
I'm sort of embarrassed that I've been using Linux for years, consider myself "at home" on the terminal, use vi/vim daily, yet, know so little about it.
- saraid216 12y ago
  Use what you need. At some point, understanding the general philosophy, you'll come across a task that makes you go, "This should be easier." Google for a better way to do it and you'll probably find one.

jacobparker 12y ago

Although it may not stick in a weekend, the vimtutor program (if you're on Linux you probably have it installed) covers this sort of stuff. For moving beyond the basics I suggest this book: http://pragprog.com/book/dnvim/practical-vim http://pragprog.com/book/dnvim/practical-vim

woogle 12y ago
Thanks for the book I'll take a look on it, it seems interesting. For vimtutor it's introduced in the first part http://benmccormick.org/2014/06/30/learning-vim-in-2014-the-basics/ http://benmccormick.org/2014/06/30/learning-vim-in-2014-the-... The most disturbing thing when learning vim is the fact that shortcuts actually "means" something rather than being near your fingers. Like the old flashioned way to use shortcuts in RTS games vs grid modes.

riquito 12y ago

This StackOverflow answer, in the same spirit of the article, has opened eyes to many people. "Your problem with Vim is that you don't grok vi." http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1218390/what-is-your-most-productive-shortcut-with-vim/1220118#1220118 http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1218390/what-is-your-most...

ben336 12y ago
Yep, that post is one of the things that pointed me down the road to the mindset in this article, and I mentioned it at the bottom. I still don't use everything in that post though. The depth of Vi by itself is crazy.