Comments on: Why, oh WHY, do those nutheads use vi? http://blog.ngedit.com/2007/05/17/why-oh-why-do-those-nutheads-use-vi/ A blog on the development of the NGEDIT text editor Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:16:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Jon http://blog.ngedit.com/2007/05/17/why-oh-why-do-those-nutheads-use-vi/#comment-301274 Jon Tue, 08 Jun 2010 09:36:29 +0000 http://blog.ngedit.com/2007/05/17/why-oh-why-do-those-nutheads-use-vi/#comment-301274 Pran, thanks for the compliment. Ville, I'm glad you saw a bit more of vi and you can see some of its value. I assure you that if you invest extra time, you would see where it becomes something one can't live without! Pran, thanks for the compliment.

Ville, I’m glad you saw a bit more of vi and you can see some of its value. I assure you that if you invest extra time, you would see where it becomes something one can’t live without!

]]> By: Ville http://blog.ngedit.com/2007/05/17/why-oh-why-do-those-nutheads-use-vi/#comment-301271 Ville Tue, 08 Jun 2010 07:37:10 +0000 http://blog.ngedit.com/2007/05/17/why-oh-why-do-those-nutheads-use-vi/#comment-301271 Thanks for this article! It certainly shed some light on "why do those nutheads use vi?" — a thought that has many times crossed my mind when beginning configuration of a newly installed system (when I haven't yet installed a more user-friendly editor). The first segment ("modal editing") made use of vi immediately more bearable, and no longer do I think: "How do I EXIT this DAMNED thing?!?" when I enter vipw with vi as the default editor! :D I still think joe is the best general-purpose editor, but at least vi no longer seems totally meritless. Thanks for this article! It certainly shed some light on “why do those nutheads use vi?” — a thought that has many times crossed my mind when beginning configuration of a newly installed system (when I haven’t yet installed a more user-friendly editor). The first segment (”modal editing”) made use of vi immediately more bearable, and no longer do I think: “How do I EXIT this DAMNED thing?!?” when I enter vipw with vi as the default editor! :D

I still think joe is the best general-purpose editor, but at least vi no longer seems totally meritless.

]]> By: Pran http://blog.ngedit.com/2007/05/17/why-oh-why-do-those-nutheads-use-vi/#comment-301031 Pran Thu, 03 Jun 2010 05:53:02 +0000 http://blog.ngedit.com/2007/05/17/why-oh-why-do-those-nutheads-use-vi/#comment-301031 Great article! I loved the justifications and reasonings behind the ideas/misconceptions behind vim. Great article! I loved the justifications and reasonings behind the ideas/misconceptions behind vim.

]]> By: Jon http://blog.ngedit.com/2007/05/17/why-oh-why-do-those-nutheads-use-vi/#comment-296768 Jon Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:14:47 +0000 http://blog.ngedit.com/2007/05/17/why-oh-why-do-those-nutheads-use-vi/#comment-296768 Pallgone, tastes are still tastes, there's always the good, and the better :) Pallgone, tastes are still tastes, there’s always the good, and the better :)

]]> By: pallgone http://blog.ngedit.com/2007/05/17/why-oh-why-do-those-nutheads-use-vi/#comment-295813 pallgone Sat, 03 Apr 2010 20:27:30 +0000 http://blog.ngedit.com/2007/05/17/why-oh-why-do-those-nutheads-use-vi/#comment-295813 Wow, some comments, eh? Whenever I "have" to use vi/m nowadays (I was using it for some months exclusively) I hate it. Mode changing is a pain. You waste so much time for that alone. Not mention that ESC is far away (yes, I know you can switch keys). So I'm always happy to get back to emacs... Wow, some comments, eh?
Whenever I “have” to use vi/m nowadays (I was using it for some months exclusively) I hate it. Mode changing is a pain. You waste so much time for that alone. Not mention that ESC is far away (yes, I know you can switch keys).
So I’m always happy to get back to emacs…

]]> By: max http://blog.ngedit.com/2007/05/17/why-oh-why-do-those-nutheads-use-vi/#comment-292172 max Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:51:27 +0000 http://blog.ngedit.com/2007/05/17/why-oh-why-do-those-nutheads-use-vi/#comment-292172 You're still a bunch of propeller head geeks freaks. lol You’re still a bunch of propeller head geeks freaks. lol

]]> By: Jon http://blog.ngedit.com/2007/05/17/why-oh-why-do-those-nutheads-use-vi/#comment-283556 Jon Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:24:22 +0000 http://blog.ngedit.com/2007/05/17/why-oh-why-do-those-nutheads-use-vi/#comment-283556 Frank, code completion can be used by both those who don't know what they are doing, and also by those who know what they are doing but don't have 100% perfect memory. I wouldn't be so quick to judge. Frank, code completion can be used by both those who don’t know what they are doing, and also by those who know what they are doing but don’t have 100% perfect memory. I wouldn’t be so quick to judge.

]]> By: frank http://blog.ngedit.com/2007/05/17/why-oh-why-do-those-nutheads-use-vi/#comment-283475 frank Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:26:50 +0000 http://blog.ngedit.com/2007/05/17/why-oh-why-do-those-nutheads-use-vi/#comment-283475 code completion... mmmm maybe instead of relying on code completion... better understand what you are doing... code with intent.. code completion… mmmm maybe instead of relying on code completion… better understand what you are doing… code with intent..

]]> By: frank http://blog.ngedit.com/2007/05/17/why-oh-why-do-those-nutheads-use-vi/#comment-283474 frank Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:25:38 +0000 http://blog.ngedit.com/2007/05/17/why-oh-why-do-those-nutheads-use-vi/#comment-283474 because we can because we can

]]> By: Dr. P. Brain http://blog.ngedit.com/2007/05/17/why-oh-why-do-those-nutheads-use-vi/#comment-282269 Dr. P. Brain Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:00:08 +0000 http://blog.ngedit.com/2007/05/17/why-oh-why-do-those-nutheads-use-vi/#comment-282269 Why use vi(1)? Because if you use emacs(1), exec(2) will return 1 with errno set to EEDITORTOOBIG. Why use vi(1)? Because if you use emacs(1), exec(2) will return 1 with errno set to EEDITORTOOBIG.

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