Ever wanted to learn Vim, but weren't sure how to start? No problem. We have you covered! This will be the first of a four-part (possibly longer) series covering how to use Vim and where to start using the world's best text editor. Note that this is an article explicitly for beginners new to Vim. If you've been using Vim for a while, all of this should look entirely familiar--and you might wonder why some topics aren't covered. Patience. We'll get to everything in due time, but there's a lot to... [more]
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Vim 101: A Beginner's Guide to Vim
Submitted on Fri, 11/20/2009 - 18:12.
Tagged with Application Development | Linux Foundation LDN Featured Articles | text editor | vim | General | Desktop | Locally Generated Content
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A Bit More on this IDE Issue...
A quick follow up on my earlier post about the state of Linux development (itself a follow up of David Goemans' post on "Linux Development, is it ready for mainstream?"), the question must be asked: why isn't there a solid IDE for the Linux platform?
Submitted on Wed, 01/21/2009 - 22:40.
What It Takes to Achieve Mainstream
I've been following Questioning the Norm lately, after a colleague pointed me to it right before the holidays. The author, David Goemans, posts a nice blend of insightful articles and whimsical cartoons to keep things entertaining. (His recent depiction of how a certain distribution picks their color scheme was funny and dead-on... I forwarded it to that distro's community manager and he liked it, too.)
Submitted on Mon, 01/19/2009 - 22:32.
Tagged with IDEs | mainstream | packaging | text editor | General | Porting issues | Porting utilities