7 Habits For Effective Text Editing 2.0

Google Tech Talks
February 13, 2007

ABSTRACT

A large percentage of time behind the computer screen is spent on editing text. Investing a little time in learning more efficient ways to use a text editor pays itself back fairly quickly. This presentation will give an overview of the large number of ways of using Vim in a smart way to edit programs, structured text and documentation. Examples will be used to make clear how learning a limited number of habits will avoid wasting time and lower the number of mistakes.
Bram Moolenaar is mostly known for being the benevolent dictator of the text editor Vim. His roots are in electrical engineering and for a long time he worked on inventing image...

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[yiwohadio]

I think coding with Vim is wonderful!

[johnsondp]

well, he does not have to be a good speaker :) he wrote VIM :)

[phillips1012]

I don't fucking use windows ._. I use real text editors on real operating systems like vim and linux.

[NekaiiOnera]

Well, too bad for you, stick to notepad, enjoy your career.

[BasiC7786]

Why use it?

[666Tomato666]

*NIX is an IDE for programming in C

[phillips1012]

Why does it take 1.5 hours to say 7 habits? Not gonna watch.

[RavenGhostwisperer]

Why not use an IDE for programming?

[Ishpeck]

I adore vim. But I tend to use emacs more.

[bebe7C9]

I say the same over and over but no one understands it. Its about thinking aand nothing else, case closed.

[itsazy]

I'm new to VIM. It's going to be hard to ditch my love for VS2010 and VAX though.