I gave this talk about Vim as a Language in Futurice (https://futurice.com) Friday Tech Weekly on July 6th

1. Stockholm Syndrome
with Vim
or how I learned to love the editor
Futurice Tech Weekly July 6th 2018
Juhis
@hamatti

2. …

3. What are we not talking ‘bout today?
Plugins
How to configure your vim
How to use vim
Things that every editor has
What are we talking ‘bout today?
Vim as a Language
(aka. why using vim is not a memory game)

4. :q
(or :wqa!)
Before we start

5. Vim as a Language
Modes
Motions
Verbs

6. Vim as a Language
Modes
Motions
Verbs

7. Vim Modes
Normal (ESC)
Visual (v)
Insert (i)

8. Vim as a Language
Modes
Motions
Verbs

9. Vim as a Language
<number><command><text object or motion>

11. Motions
h, j, k, l = left, down, up, right
w, e, b = word
{, } = paragraph
f, F, /, ? = search
t = next occurrence
^, $ = start of the line, end of the line
gg, G = start of file, end of file
:[number] = move to line

12. Vim as a Language
Modes
Motions
Verbs

13. delete
change
yank
around
inner
gu = convert to lowercase
gU = convert to upper case
g~ = toggle case
Verbs

14. . = repeat
q = record macro
: = execute command
Extra

15. Command-based
=> I can record and rerun my actions
Great options to manipulate text/
code/data
Why do I ❤ vim

16. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1218390/what-is-your-most-productive-
shortcut-with-vim/1220118#1220118
https://laracasts.com/series/vim-mastery
https://vim-adventures.com/
https://medium.com/@mkozlows/why-atom-cant-replace-vim-433852f4b4d1
http://learnvimscriptthehardway.stevelosh.com/
https://pragprog.com/book/dnvim/practical-vim (thanks @cfricke!)
http://vimcasts.org/ (thanks @cfricke!)
Resources

17. Thank you!
Futurice Tech Weekly July 6th 2018
Juhis
@hamatti