Comments on: Editor Learning Curves

By: Chris Jones

Chris Jones — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 23:49:40 +0000

Wouldn’t it be fair to add that while it only takes the average user ten minutes to master Notepad, it takes about eleven minutes and twenty seconds to learn the equivalent (lack of) functionality in vi?

By: davidpthomas

davidpthomas — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:47:42 +0000

Great suggestion Chris! I’d also recommend (to others) trying ViM for Windows (gvim.exe). While there may be a slight learning curve for folks new the the vi-mentality (command-mode vs. edit-mode), the effort up front is well worth it. Not only can you get language-specific syntax highlighting, line numbers, and multiple undo-buffers (@damon!) but you also have access to an entire community of user contributed plugins such as…(drum roll)… the vim integration for accurev at http://vim4accurev.wordpress.com. Ok, so maybe this is a shameless plug for my own contributed plugin. Though, I do believe we should all choose editors and tools that fit not only our experience but also our personality. That being said, if you haven’t tried ViM, I challenge you to

By: cbarnes199

cbarnes199 — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:13:35 +0000

For Windows based developers who use Notepad I suggest upgrading to NotePad2 (http://www.notepad2.com/) it is just as light weight and has some basic IDE syntax checking features as well as my favorite: line numbers. No more counting lines!