Many decades ago, you had to resort to abbreviations so that you could use memory in the most efficient way possible. Computer hardware at that time was more expensive than labor. People having to adapt to how computers worked was the doctrine at that time.
But in 2022, this is no longer true. Even the most limited platform you can think of can comfortably run vim. A $5 Raspberry Pi Zero is overkill for vim. And now, labor is more far more expensive than hardware.
So, economically, having commands like "set ek" are objectively a waste of resources. Make commands self-explanatory, drop the abbreviations, and just add autocomplete and suggestions to compensate for the verbosity.
It's time to evolve. The reason this page exists, is because vim is unintuitive. But it doesn't have to.
But in 2022, this is no longer true. Even the most limited platform you can think of can comfortably run vim. A $5 Raspberry Pi Zero is overkill for vim. And now, labor is more far more expensive than hardware.
So, economically, having commands like "set ek" are objectively a waste of resources. Make commands self-explanatory, drop the abbreviations, and just add autocomplete and suggestions to compensate for the verbosity.
It's time to evolve. The reason this page exists, is because vim is unintuitive. But it doesn't have to.