I just can’t quit Vim! 🤯

I’m sure most, if not all, developers who first started using Vim had to Google how to exit Vim, which is why it became a tech meme.

Why use Vim?

Speed ⚡

• Vim motions are intuitive
  
  Hit it with a dap

  • Example: dap deletes around a paragraph, which is useful for deleting function definitions.
• Fast(er) startup times and resource-light compared to many memory-hungry modern IDEs (integrated development environments)
• No need to use arrow keys or the mouse for navigation, which
  • reduces RSI (repetitive strain injury), a common issue for programmers.

Universal 🪐

• Almost every development environment comes pre-installed with Vi/Vim

Customizability 🛠️

• • Fully customizable with plugins and keymaps to suit your needs
  • Portable custom/personal plugins and keymaps
    • These configuration files (also known as dotfiles) can be stored in a version control system/repository and installed on any system you work on

Cool 👌

• I started using Vim because they said good developers use Vim 😎

Neovim – The New (and arguably better) Vim

Neovim is a fork of Vim – a hyperextensible Vim-based text editor

• It has a better and more diversified plugin ecosystem with
  • asynchronous support
• Better UI and interactive GUI
• Uses the Lua programming language instead of Vimscript, offering
  • better performance
  • a more beginner-friendly experience — it’s simple to learn, understand, and write
• Builtin LSP (language server protocol) client
• Truly PDE (personal development environment)

How to get better at Vim?

Practice, practice, practice 💪

• Vim motions
• Vim macros
• vimtutor
• Learn VIM while playing a game
• Work on challenges
• Use it at work
• Learn from others

Vim (and Kdb) Golf Challenges ⛳️

Did I mention that I love challenges? 😆 I was so excited when I found this VimGolf challenge project. It is very similar to the concept of AOC (advent of code).

Not forgetting Kdb developers, I’ve also included a KdbGolf section as a bonus challenge. As a Kdb developer, I could be biased, but I find that Kdb is superior when it comes to parsing tasks.

It is versatile, easy, minimal and fast.

Feel free to submit a pull request with any solutions, tips, or suggestions you may have so that we can all learn from one another!

“I’ve learnt how to quit Vim but now I can’t quit Vim” — Maurice Lim

This post is written in Neovim btw (using markdown format)! 😙

But I had to convert it to html format for wordpress to render it.

Showcase of using Neovim with markdown-preview.nvim