3 Reasons To Learn Vim

Learning Vim is challenging but well worth your time

What is Vim?

Vi (not to be confused with Vim) was created in 1976 by Bill Joy. Vi is a standard text editor initially designed for the UNIX operating system. Vi is the universal text editor of Linux, which has been around almost since the beginning of UNIX and has changed very little since then. Vi is widely popular and has enjoyed great success since its creation.

Vim was introduced in 1991; Vim is a clone of Vi and is considered an enhanced version of Vi. There are many differences, but the main takeaway is that Vim is far more adopted in the modern age than Vi. The list of enhancements include Multilevel undoes, which means you can undo changes multiple times. Syntax highlights a feature Vi doesn’t support, but developers consider a must-have today. Vim is available on all major operating systems. Vi is only available on UNIX systems.

Why should you learn Vim?

Considering if it’s worth your time to learn Vim in the modern age is a fair appraisal. There are many great editors on the market, VSCode, Sublime, Brackets, and many more. Many developers today decide not to learn Vim, and they can certainly go on to have great careers in the field of software. But, I very much believe learning Vim…