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The 5th most popular text editor/IDE on Linux

Vim, which stands for Vi IMproved, is an open source, multiplatform text editor extended from vi. It was first released by Bram Moolenaar in 1991. Since then, numerous features have been added to Vim, many of which are helpful in editing program source code. Vim and vi are very popular … More Edit

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  • Henrik Hansen novice
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    The interface of Vim is not the most amazing in the world, but it's perfect for the situation. It performs perfectly and works like a charm.
    At first it might seem like a very feature lacking editor, but many useful features are included by default.

  • neutron enthusiast
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    The best text editor that I ever met, no need to move or drag the mouse. It makes me forget that I have the arrow keys on my keyboard :P

  • thep enthusiast
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    I find arrow keys and folks (needless to say about the mouse) too far to reach and too clumsy to work with when switching to other editors, including this browser text box I'm using to enter this review. I really wish all editors had vi key bindings!

    My problem is, wakoopa never detects my use of it. So, I haven't been counted as a vim user so far, and can't add it as my favorite. That's too bad!

  • zazk devotee
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    Very Addictive..

  • alexey_r devotee
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    Modal editing is the greatest idea in history (of text editing). There _are_ things Vim isn't too good at, but that's what Emacs + Viper + Vimpulse is for.

  • myzack devotee
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    If your fingers learn VI you can work on any unix/linux/mac/windows box to edit in basically the same way. VIM adds hugely powerful capabilities.

  • leaflord fanatic
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    Performance is the only thing that makes me use Vim. Interface gets a 2 only cuz it's clean and pro-keyboard. The problem is that it's modal and the shortcuts take time to get used to..

  • Dr. Azrael Tod expert
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    if you like being a nerd, you have to use vi/vim...
    The learning-curve is horribly and you will need weeks of customisation and configurations, but if you undergo this and some years of learning it will be the fastest editing-experience ever.

    The problem is: is this speed-up worth all the hastle? I dont know... really!

  • Akai devotee
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    VIM is pwnage!

  • domehuhu expert
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    once you learn how to use VIM, you will become coding machine and forget about your mouse.

  • PotHix devotee
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    Vim is a really great editor! When you learn Vim functionalities you don't want to use other editor.

  • funkycoder devotee
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    Hezy, just some hundred lines of gvimrc needed, and it does everything one could possibly want from an editor (well, except some of that unholy comfort, and an interface that goes beyond "xterm with a custom menu & toolbar".)
    I like it for it's great configurability and minimalism.

    (Although the gui version could do with a little less performance-optimisation. It's often cpu-greedy to a point that one has to manually refresh the display.)

  • Adama enthusiast
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    What can I say you don't know about vim. Vim forever!!!!

  • handrus devotee
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    The best ever! When you have something to do with a text and don't have any idea on how to do it, search about VIM. Half of the way is done.

  • alecthegeek devotee

    The one true editor (other than Emacs). Fast, powerful and lots of cool extensions. However, unlike Emacs, it's not a lifestyle choice -- no email, no shell, etc... (at least not yet). Awkward to learn, but repays the effort once the finger habits become automatic

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Website: vim.org
Developer: Bram Moolenaar
License: Open source
Version: 7.2.269.0
Rating: Features:
5
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4
Performance:
5
Price/value:
5
Overall:
5
Usage: 8 months, 4 days, 7 hours, 42 minutes and 43 seconds
Usage since: 02 May 2007
Platform Usage:
Windows
(67%)
Linux
(28%)

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Rank: #203