I learned vim in college when I needed to edit files over ssh. It's incredibly impressive as far as cli editors go, but I just don't see how it's more productive than a well set up ide with hotkeys.

[–] docAvid@midwest.social 20 points 8 months ago

I barely know Vim, I'm an Emacs guy. Every time I pair with a colleague using an IDE, I find myself having to exercise great restraint, and not complain about how slow and fussy everything they do is. When I've worked with skilled vimmers, I have to admit that they invoke the deep magic nearly as efficiently as I do. Hotkeys? Pshaw, child's play.

[–] bignate31@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

it's just reliable. especially with remote work, everything is "over ssh", and you can create a very consistent environment with only a few config files

the amount of AI you can get into these IDEs is impressive, though. probably the only reason I'd ever make the switch

[–] Hexarei@programming.dev 1 points 8 months ago

Most of the productivity comes from the motions; Being able to jump around the text incredibly fast, combining motions with actions and repeats, it's unparalleled in the sheer speed. I can delete an entire function with the same basic pattern Id use to delete a word.

daf -> Delete the current function my cursor is on daw -> Delete the current word d3af -> Delete the next three functions

Stuff like that, but with everything