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Top 10 Pitfalls When Switching to Vim

Top 10 Pitfalls When Switching to Vim

on Apr 18th 2012 with 98 comments

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.

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Vim Essential Plugin: PeepOpen
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Vim Essential Plugin: PeepOpen

on May 2nd 2011 with 21 comments

In this episode of our “Vim Essential Plugins” quick tip series, we’ll take a look at the only application in our list that isn’t free: PeepOpen. But, don’t let this deter you from picking up one of the most useful applications available for Vim users.

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This entry is part 8 of 8 in the Vim Essential Plugins Session
Vim Essential Plugin: NERDTree
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Vim Essential Plugin: NERDTree

on Apr 21st 2011 with 19 comments

In this episode of Vim Essential Plugins, we’ll review the fantastic NERDTree plugin, which is a much improved replacement for the traditional file explorer.

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This entry is part 7 of 8 in the Vim Essential Plugins Session
Vim Essential Plugin: Markdown to HTML

Vim Essential Plugin: Markdown to HTML

on Apr 5th 2011 with 22 comments

We’re cheating a bit in this episode. Rather than installing an actual plugin, we’ll be using a couple tools to allow us to write and convert Markdown to HTML. It’s really a simple process, and can save great deals of time.

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This entry is part 5 of 8 in the Vim Essential Plugins Session
Vim Essential Plugin: tComment
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Vim Essential Plugin: tComment

on Apr 3rd 2011 with 6 comments

The tComment Vim plugin serves one purpose: to help you toggle comments in your code as quickly as possible. I’ll show you how easy it is to use in this quick tip.

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This entry is part 6 of 8 in the Vim Essential Plugins Session
Vim Essential Plugin: SnipMate
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Vim Essential Plugin: SnipMate

on Mar 25th 2011 with 16 comments

The SnipMate plugin aims to mimic the popular snippets feature in TextMate, which allows you to type a sequence of characters, and then automatically expand to a full block of code or html by pressing Tab. It’s incredibly helpful.

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This entry is part 4 of 8 in the Vim Essential Plugins Session
Vim Essential Plugin: Sparkup
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Vim Essential Plugin: Sparkup

on Mar 24th 2011 with 25 comments

The sparkup plugin, inspired by the popular ZenCoding, allows you to rapidly create HTML structures. It’s an essential tool in your Vim handbag!

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This entry is part 3 of 8 in the Vim Essential Plugins Session
Vim Essential Plugin: Surround
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Vim Essential Plugin: Surround

on Mar 23rd 2011 with 11 comments

Surround.vim, by Tim Pope, is easily one of the most useful plugins available. As the name suggests, it allows you to surround, update, and delete wrapping characters and tags with ease!

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This entry is part 2 of 8 in the Vim Essential Plugins Session
Vim Essential Plugin: EasyMotion
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Vim Essential Plugin: EasyMotion

on Mar 19th 2011 with 12 comments

In this first episode of Vim Essential Plugins, we’ll be reviewing the helpful EasyMotion plugin, which allows us to be much quicker when traversing our pages.

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This entry is part 1 of 8 in the Vim Essential Plugins Session
Port the Best Vim Commands to your Favorite Text Editor
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Port the Best Vim Commands to your Favorite Text Editor

on Oct 29th 2010 with 24 comments

I’m sure everyone can agree that the power and control afforded by a program like Vim is incredible. However, understandably, many aren’t comfortable with the various modes, and the command-line feel of it. It’s hard to compete, visually speaking, with a beautiful UI, like Espresso. But, what if we could take some of the more popular Vim commands/shortcuts, and manually port them over for use in Espresso? Wouldn’t that be the best of both worlds?

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