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Show HN: I built a web app for learning Vim from the browser as a 17-year-old

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Re: Show HN: I built a web app for learning Vim from the browser as a 17-year-old

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As a long time vim user I wonder whats in it for me, so more detail on the 12 available lessons would help. And the promise "to become a 10x developer in no time." is, in my opinion, a bit over the top. I wish mastering a text editor would result in being a "10x dev" :D Only left to say, congrats for launching vimninja.com!

Re: Show HN: I built a web app for learning Vim from the browser as a 17-year-old

#23

I don't get those interactive learn vi(m) projects. Why not simply use vimtutor?

Am I missing something with vim tutor? It's just a very short whistle-stop tour of vim right?

Nothing that actually helps you use it in any real context!

I had to use a proper training tool (vim adventures) before I got enough practice for things to click. And I had to discover a handful of plugins before it was at all usable in a work environment (acejump, code aware motions, IDE integration).

Vimtutor is like a jira tutorial. Yes, you're telling me what I can do with you, but what I need to know is how to use you.

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