cbazero@programming.devtoAsk Experienced Devs@programming.dev•Users of Vim and similars, what exactly makes it useful compared to other text editors? How much time do you suppose you save when working with it?
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3 months ago- The motions exist everywhere. Almost every editor has at least a vim motions plugin.
- You can navigate in your file without having to move your hand (to the mouse or the arrow keys)
- Vim is aware of the text you are editing. You can delete/change text between/up to quotes, parenthesis, etc
- You can program Neovim to do whatever you want. This means you can optimize it exactly for your workflow
Dynamic typing, special and unique syntax for every language feature, interpreter intrinsics