I don’t think there’s any reason why you have to learn Vi/Vim. I think someone could go their whole career without that. That seems like a perfectly legitimate choice to me.
…but, I learned vi somewhere between less running on MSDOS and an embedded programming course at uni in the 90s.
I’ve used the those shortcuts in database clients, shells and web browsers, etc. ever since.
That’s a long time and a lot of value. It’s payed off so much that I don’t really remember if it was difficult to learn; I just use the keyboard and get the edits I want without much thought.
Being able to know something like that and bring it with you across operating systems has been useful.
I’m pretty sure it will still be useful in twenty years time.
…but, I learned vi somewhere between less running on MSDOS and an embedded programming course at uni in the 90s.
I’ve used the those shortcuts in database clients, shells and web browsers, etc. ever since.
That’s a long time and a lot of value. It’s payed off so much that I don’t really remember if it was difficult to learn; I just use the keyboard and get the edits I want without much thought.
Being able to know something like that and bring it with you across operating systems has been useful.
I’m pretty sure it will still be useful in twenty years time.