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A bit off topic, but I find it amusing that the two top posts on the HN front page right now are "Open Vim" and "How to Exit Vim".
side note: of course it's installed by default in pretty much every Linux distro, but alas...
I started learning vim from https://vim-adventures.com/ and it has been invaluable.
Regarding vim-adventures, I just gave it a try for the first time and while it does seem quite fun it puts a massive amount of emphasis on h and l to move left and right (that's all you start with, and even though you unlock w, e and b soon enough you can't use them outside of text tiles).
I hardly ever use h and l. There's almost always a better and faster way to move around, be it w, e, b (and their uppercase variants) or f/t/F/T. I think the only time I ever use h and l is when I need to move inside a word (fairly rare), or when I want to do something like "remove the next 4 letters and insert something instead" in which case I'd do something like c4l. Also commands that operate on words or look for specific anchor characters compose much better for . or macros.
A year and a half later, it has taken over my life.
A great concept but frustratingly quick-paced. With each lesson I feel like I need at extra 5-10 minutes of practice before I move on but it forces me to after only a few seconds.
A bit off topic, but I find it amusing that the two top posts on the HN front page right now are "Open Vim" and "How to Exit Vim".
We just need the "how to install vim" as 3rd on the podium and we're done :) side note: of course it's installed by default in pretty much every Linux distro, but alas...
Of course the bigger investment by far is the time. It's nonetheless nice to have access to cheap yet comprehensive learning materials so that it takes less time to learn.
A great concept but frustratingly quick-paced. With each lesson I feel like I need at extra 5-10 minutes of practice before I move on but it forces me to after only a few seconds.
By just being a text document, vimtutor avoids this problem.