Comment Comment by marshray > there's not a damn thing vim can do that an IDE can't# Edit text without having to constantly move hands off of the keyboard home row to move the mouse or hit keys like PgUp/PgDn.# Change all the 'X's to 'Y's on the current line in 5 seconds.# Syntax highlighting for [any language the IDE doesn't compile].# Pipe text through an external program.# Start quickly enough to pop open text files whenever you need it. parent marshray 8 years ago
# Edit text without having to constantly move hands off of the keyboard home row to move the mouse or hit keys like PgUp/PgDn.
# Change all the 'X's to 'Y's on the current line in 5 seconds.
# Syntax highlighting for [any language the IDE doesn't compile].
# Pipe text through an external program.
# Start quickly enough to pop open text files whenever you need it.