Hey everyone!

I was just wondering why one would use any of the programs I mentioned above instead of VS Code to write Code.

Can someone give me a brief overview of the advantages?

Thanks in advance!

  •  Lauchmelder   ( @Lauchmelder@feddit.de ) Deutsch
    10•10 months ago

    The appeal of vim is actually the opposite of just fast typitg speed. Vim’s default mode is one where you can’t type, you can only edit. The reasoning is that when coding as you said, you tend to think more and edit existing code, rather than writing completely new code. I find that vim has a lot more features for navigating and editing code than any other editor

      •  Lauchmelder   ( @Lauchmelder@feddit.de ) Deutsch
        2•10 months ago

        In my neovim setup I have basically the same functionality as vscode. with the added benefit of not having to reach for my mouse to navigate the cursor to a certain location. Vim has a steep learning curve, but all the hotkeys let you navigate way more quickly than you could with a mouse (or with arrow keys)

        Edit: By “same functionality as vscode” I mean file tree, quickly finding files by searching, fuzzy finding terms in the project, syntax highlighting, linting, intelli sense, and all the qol features the modern developer wants like auto-closing brackets etc. Really the main reason I use vim is just the hotkeys. I’ve gotten used to them and wouldn’t wanna go back to using my mouse that much. And ofc vim is a lot more lightweight than vscode