Vim Introduction
Mustafa Enes Ertarhanacı
Full-Stack Developer @ VNGRS
In the beginning
- Vi clone for Amiga
- First public release in 1991
- "Vim" stood for "Vi IMitation" until 1993, later it was changed to "Vi IMproved" with version 2.0
- Open source and free software
Today
- One of the most popular code editors
- Is being actively developed
- Has a large community
- Every major editor/IDE has a vim mode
(built-in or as a plugin)
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Very fast and resource friendly
- Cross-platform
- SSH
- Encourages touch typing
- Highly customizable
- Open source and free software
- A worthy programmer skill
- Addictive
Cons
- Steep learning curve
- Takes months to get comfortable with
- Standard text editing knowledge becomes useless
