What the fuck is so hard about vim? Press i for insert mode, esc for visual mode. How is that so hard to remember? There's like 2 commands at most that you need to know

What the fuck is so hard about writing 2500 word essay? Is it just as simple as writing 2500 words, it is not hard.

If you are using VIM only for that 2 commands you are using it wrong

@tahnik I use more than 2 commands but you can get by if you know how to save and close a file

@Duplexchipmunk Ah okay!

Some programmers are just underground, you never get that much attention or understanding :D

If you only use two commands, you're not using the full potential.

:%s/old_string/replacement/g

For example, find replace all, very useful.

But how do you close it is the real question

@rtannerf do you look like Me?

@humanbonsai har har.
:we for save.
:q! for exit without saving

yy - yank line
p - paste it

@forkbomber
:w for save
:wq save and quit
:wq! Force save and quit

@Linux shit.. Autocorrect messed with me :/

Bruh, VIM is so great. Only lames use regular text editors... - Single-speed-bike-riding, flannel-shirt-wearing, soylent-drinking hipster.

@humanbonsai if it's a desktop computer, find the power cord and unplug it. If it's a laptop, a mallet or chainsaw comes in handy.

using vim with the right plugins is a time saver. if you are a Web developer gulp, browsersync and vim is a damn awesome combination. rebind esc to something closer like capslock. and it becomes really quick to build a site from scratch with two screens or even using workspaces.

@Ubbe yeah I think the only time I ever use capslock is for sql statements but I'm getting out of that habit. for a developer there's not alot of use for capslock. as for the tab problem, I was lucky and started programing after they redid the keyboards. I use i3, tmux, vim, and firefox with vimFx so I'll probably remap other keys as time goes on but esc was my most time consuming

And I'll continue to use nano because I can :P

I get by knowing the basics with Vim, it doesn't take much practice as you tend to do the same things a lot.

Best part is doing everything from the terminal.