Next Steps

Tips

• it will take time getting used to using the Motion keys! (h, j, k, l, for up left, down, up, right)
• don't only navigate by CHARACTER (h, l for left, right)
  • use w and b to navigate by WORD!
  • don't worry too much about e for now - it can get confusing!
• suddenly made a mistake? <Escape>
• there's also u (Undo) and <C-r> (Redo)
• invest in learning how to touch-type
• practice taking notes in Vim
  • use markdown .md files
  • this removes the complexity of setting up code formatting etc

• learn the capabilities of Vim, instead of adding plugins all the time

• navigation is about the CURSOR position, relative to the PAGE (current view port on the file)

Resources

• check out the Resources page!
• but to summarize
  • Vim Tutor

    :Tutor
    

  • Vim Help

    :help
    

  • Vim Wiki

Integrate

One of the best ways to become more familiar with using the keyboard (instead of the mouse / trackpad) is to integrate keystrokes into your daily workflow.

• Visual Studio Code
  • https://code.visualstudio.com/
  • a REALLY great, free, open-source code editor from Microsoft
  • comes with an excellent extension for Vim
  • VSCode + Vim extension is my current setup for work - I feel that my familiarity / setup with Vim is not productive enough yet for work
• Web browsers
  • both Chrome and Firefox have a Vimium extension
  • it provides keyboard shortcuts for navigation and control, using the same Vim mappings
  • Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/vimium-ff/
  • Chrome: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/vimium/dbepggeogbaibhgnhhndojpepiihcmeb?hl=en