IDEs have surrounded developers since long, but the older generation of developers used to write their code right from the terminal window. Although IDEs increase productivity and made it easier to ...

If you want to improve productivity on any piece of frequently used software there’s a simple solution: ditch the mouse and use keyboard shortcuts instead. Plenty of you already know to hit control-c ...

Vim and nano are command-line text editors that run in a terminal rather than a graphical user interface (GUI). Vim and nano have a similar appearance but differ greatly in functionality and ...

The latest edition of the widely used Vim text editor now supports both the Lua programming language as well as the latest versions of Python and Perl. Bram Moolenaar, the developer behind Vim, has ...

In the vast realm of Linux, where flexibility and customization reign supreme, the choice of a text editor can significantly impact productivity and workflow efficiency. Among the plethora of options ...

Rarely on these pages have I read such a fluff piece! Al Williams’ coverage of Emacs versus Vim was an affront to the type of in-depth coverage our Hackaday readers deserve. While attempting to be ...

[Screenshot: Open Vim] A couple of years ago, I took an Introduction to Software Development class, in which we covered Unix and used Vim to write a few simple programs. I didn’t really get the point ...

Twenty years ago today Bram Moolenaar unleashed Vim on the world and text editing was never the same again. Short for vi iMproved, Vim was originally written as a vi clone for the Amiga and then soon ...

The latest edition of the widely used Vim text editor now supports both the Lua programming language as well as the latest versions of Python and Perl. Bram Moolenaar, the developer behind Vim, has ...