Programmer Humor

gigachad ed user

{vi} = 2 {vim} = 3 {v=vim} = 5

I'd need to run vi at least 5 times to have a net gain in saving keystrokes. I'm typically in effemerial systems created by the users of our env, so rarely am I going to gain those strokes back

But also, why am I trying to apply logic to this? I'll often cat a file before editing it. This shit is just illogical idiosyncrasies I've picked up over the years. I'm probably creating posthoc justifications for insane things I do cause it's hard to override muscle memory

4 letters < 2 letters.

vi forever.

Ok but why use nano when micro literally exists

Aliases are just bloat! You can do just fine without them. Heck, why not remove the ASCII conversion and read everything in hex or binary?

It's all about SPEED and efficiency here!

You use vi because you are lazy.

I used vi because I am too stupid to close it.

We are not the same.

Try Lunarvim, it's neovim with a bunch of great Plugins and configuration settings out of the box.

I'm going to give what I've realized newer folks to Vim think is a scorching hot take: VimL is nice. Theyre the same editor commands you use in your day to day life, even if you're using NeoVim + Lua, just all written out in a file.

That said, using NeoVim + Lua makes it far easier to organize your config, which also makes it easier to write more complex configs. It's like the difference between building a shed around back for your home office vs building a cathedral. Its fine to work in a shed, but once you know you can build a cathedral, you're kinda tempted to just up and do it

Vim has vim9 script now which is very similar to common scripting languages like Typescript.

Vim also doesn't need tons of configuration.