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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.




>"Being able to know something like that and bring it with you across operating systems has been useful."

I did not say it is not useful for people who use it. I imagine for them it gets the job done perfectly. We do not have to be all the same.


Sorry I hope it came across in my message but I totally agree with you.

We most definitely do not need to all use the same tools for the job. Vive la différence.




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