Friday, April 01, 2005
My vi kung-fu is faster than your anything
So I'm working on an intense programming project for the first time in a few years, and I can tell that I'm hip-deep in code because every text interface I encounter, from the textarea that I'm typing this entry in, to MSWord, I'm using vi hotkeys and shortcuts. From v ctl-L y, to :%s/teacher/faculty/gc. It is a crime, yes a crime, that every interface doesn't come standard with vi. There has never been a finer interface for every kind of text environment ever--including expository writing. Please, write your congressman with an email subject of, "Why aren't you helping millions of people better themselves through the mandated use of the vi command set?