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  1. adiwan adiwan

    VIM has some neat features but it's by far the least user-friendly. Any Linux distribution should avoid shipping it out as the default terminal text editor. VIM is for power users from power users and not everybody is a power user. Shortcuts are for power users to get things done fast and they aren't always visible or known by normal users, and VIM is exclusively shortcuts. All I know is how to insert, exit the insert mode, save and quit VIM. I prefer "nano" any day when I want to do something.

    Monday, 29-May-17 17:07:27 UTC from web
    1. Matt Matt

      @adiwan "power user" is slang for "people who can google the keyboard shortcuts", right

      Monday, 29-May-17 17:14:33 UTC from web
      1. adiwan adiwan

        @mrmattimation It also includes memorizing the shortcuts. Looking them up every time takes too much time on a daily basis. There are some easy ones like "i" to initiate insert mode, ESC for exiting it, and ":wq" is to write and quit VIM. There are books with about 500 pages to explain all the shortcuts and commands VIM offers.

        Monday, 29-May-17 17:19:35 UTC from web