I started learning vim a while back, and I've never regretted it. I can be so much more productive in it in the command line than I can w/ programs like nano. Sometimes it's even faster than my IDE for particularly complex changes.
That said, vim isn't for everyone. Try it and emacs both - they're quite different, but allow the same degree of uber-productivity once you master it - and then decide which one you like better and learn it. You won't be sorry!
(In case anyone wonders, I hate emacs personally...but I recognize that as my own preferences and way of thinking! I have never known anyone that liked both emacs and vim, but one can almost invariably master one or the other.)
I started learning
vima while back, and I've never regretted it. I can be so much more productive in it in the command line than I can w/ programs likenano. Sometimes it's even faster than my IDE for particularly complex changes.That said,
vimisn't for everyone. Try it andemacsboth - they're quite different, but allow the same degree of uber-productivity once you master it - and then decide which one you like better and learn it. You won't be sorry!(In case anyone wonders, I hate
emacspersonally...but I recognize that as my own preferences and way of thinking! I have never known anyone that liked bothemacsandvim, but one can almost invariably master one or the other.)Hi,
Time to update this answer.
There is an emacs version called Spacemacs with a vim editing mode.
It’s a distribution aimed at those of us who love vi and its keybindings and the power of emacs as an “operating system”.
So #1: it is possible to like both. I see absolutely no reason why not.
And, based off of that, I don’t understand what you mean by “almost invariably”.
So #2: yes. You can master both. There is no evil demon that formats your HD if you try it.