I tried a couple of times and it’s still magic to see anyone able to use it properly

I’ll just stick to VScode for now I guess

  • Davel23@lemmy.ml
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    35 years ago (give or take) I used vi (no “m”) for email and Usenet. I doubt I could remember how to do anything useful with it now.

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    I get the feeling that every developer with this midnset still uses a tenkey.

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      1 year ago

      This is exactly how I learned all those years ago, and to this day, I still use vim regularly. As in, literally, I was using it on a server this morning to make some changes. It’s just become natural to me now.

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    I have about 30 years of my career left. That’s not enough time for the return on investment of learning VIM to payout.

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      Eh. I know the basics. I can open, do some very basic editng, save and close. That’s about as much as is really needed, right?

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    The only way to learn to use it is to use it. It’s OK if you don’t but using it will get you there. I’ve been a vi & vim user since the 90’s and I’m still learning new things.

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      1 year ago

      I can use it. I just… I would rather not. Nano is soo much nicer…

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      I would never use an IDE that didn’t have a Vi/Vim mode or plugin :-)