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Why I love VI

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From: Michael SamChee
Date: Thu, 06 Aug 1992 15:07
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Hi, 

For you vi lovers out there:

I like VI because to perform editing, it requires 
a *minimal* number of keystrokes (whereas for EMACs, it usually
requires twice as many keystrokes to accomplish the same thing).

Also, in vi I could move my cursor around the screen
extremely quickly (I find using arrow keys irritatingly slow).
(We have to remember that vi was originally developed for extremely
 slow dumb terminals, were each (extra) keystroke had a significant
 impact on the editor's speed.)

These two advantages alone is sufficient reason for *me* to
favour vi as an editor. Needless to say, vi is very powerful
(admittedly, not as powerful as EMACs).

However, I must admit that when I first started learning vi,
I was pissed off about the editor because I found the commands
too cryptic. I therefore understand how you beginners feel.
But after using vi for 1 school term, I was hooked to the editor
because of its speed and power.

Michael.
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From: mschee@bcarh600.bnr.ca (Michael SamChee)
Subject: Why I love VI
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Keywords: vi, speed, power
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Date: Thu, 6 Aug 1992 15:07:44 GMT
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