I had been a long time vim/emacs rejector. I used ide and sublime text for most of the time.
But few weeks ago, I needed to program a server for deep learning. Because of the graphics driver on that server, there is really no option to run a gui application. So I had to learn vim.
It turned out to be not that difficult to get used to it.
The only complain I have is code navigation. The font size of the vim is fixed to the font size of the terminal. The text is relatively large, therefore the viewing window can only show few lines of code.
Sometimes, I need to reference a previously defined variable or function of the same file, It's difficult to quickly navigate to the right place.
With sublime text, it's mini map navigator is so convenient to allow me go back and forth between locations.
With vim, however, I rely more on my memory. I need to go back once and remember everything, and then go to the end of the file to edit.
I had been a long time vim/emacs rejector. I used ide and sublime text for most of the time.
But few weeks ago, I needed to program a server for deep learning. Because of the graphics driver on that server, there is really no option to run a gui application. So I had to learn vim.
It turned out to be not that difficult to get used to it.
The only complain I have is code navigation. The font size of the vim is fixed to the font size of the terminal. The text is relatively large, therefore the viewing window can only show few lines of code.
Sometimes, I need to reference a previously defined variable or function of the same file, It's difficult to quickly navigate to the right place.
With sublime text, it's mini map navigator is so convenient to allow me go back and forth between locations.
With vim, however, I rely more on my memory. I need to go back once and remember everything, and then go to the end of the file to edit.