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Top 10 Pitfalls When Switching to Vim

Top 10 Pitfalls When Switching to Vim

Admit it: every time you see a person using Vim, you consider the possibility that they know something you don’t. Why else would they be using an editor that, in your mind, is dated, open-source junk? Think what you wish, but there’s a reason why top developers swear by Vim.

Venturing into Vim – Week 4: Premium Video
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Venturing into Vim – Week 4: Premium Video

Some say it’s a decade-old piece of junk; others widely consider it to be the best code editor available. I’m on a quest to find out for myself. So, for four weeks (and four screencasts to track my progress), I will use nothing but Vim.

Along the way, if you choose to join me, I’ll share what I’ve learned, what frustrated me, and everything that falls in between. If you’ve been hoping to venture into Vim territory, there’s no better time to do so! Let’s do it together. Gain access to this screencast series, as well as many others by becoming a Premium member.

20 Excellent Coda Tips

20 Excellent Coda Tips

I’ve been using Coda for a while now, and it’s become my web development application of choice. There are quite a few great web development applications out there (read “18 Wonderful IDEs for Windows, Mac, and Linux“) but if you’re a Mac user, Coda is easily one of the best.

Here are 20 excellent Coda tips to increase productivity that I’ve gathered during my use of Coda so far.

25 Vim Tutorials, Screencasts, and Resources

25 Vim Tutorials, Screencasts, and Resources

As I continue my self-imposed thirty days of Vim, I’ve come across a plethora of excellent tutorials, resources…even screencasts. If you’re like me, and are just beginning to dig into this fantastic open source editor, hopefully the following will help to push you along.