I’d like actual examples instead of “I work faster”, something like “I can move straight to the middle of the file with 7mv” or “I can keep 4 different text snippets in memory and paste each with a number+pt, like 2pt”, things that you actually use somewhat frequently instead of what you can do, but probably only did once.

You are viewing a single thread.
View all comments View context
2 points

That’s just one thing the editing language does, though. There’s no single feature you can point to as the smoking gun; it’s all the small advantages added together that make vi worthwhile.

permalink
report
parent
reply

Ask Experienced Devs

!ask_experienced_devs@programming.dev

Create post

Icon base by Delapouite under CC BY 3.0 with modifications to add a gradient

Community stats

  • 1

    Monthly active users

  • 15

    Posts

  • 132

    Comments

Community moderators