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this is why i am still on vim

Ha yes, learning vim was one of the best things I ever did. I can SSH onto a Juniper router and fix up config using vi. I still try to instill in juniors these days "Learn vim!" but everyone just wants to use nano (which I understand but nano isn't preinstalled on many network devices)

> everyone just wants to use nano (which I understand

I do not understand.

I have a very capable colleague/friend who uses nano. Unix hacker type, so I think it is what he is used to from growing up. I still find it strange, but such is the nature of preference.

Nano not powerful, but it is friendly, it shows you its keybinds.

Vim is very powerful, but also very unfriendly.

The difference in effort required to pick up Nano vs Vim is HUGE

I feel like a heathen; I'm using Neovim.

If you don't use emacs, you are a noob to me...

I also felt a little guilty when making the switch! Totally irrational of course, but still there's something to be said for sticking to the the original.

I like neovim is the main way now, so I don't feel like a heathen.

I am still on "vi"

it's okay, you're still one of us

hey don't be so hard on yourself, everyone makes mistakes!

wow that's two people, including me!

(jokes aside, if I had a choice I'd use vim/neovim, but when I ssh into a remote system that has minimal installs, vi it is)

It's named vi because when it was made in ancient Rome there were only 6 users.

Yeah that. Same here.

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