{"id":3227,"date":"2010-06-30T06:35:28","date_gmt":"2010-06-30T10:35:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/g33kinfo.com\/info\/?p=3227"},"modified":"2010-06-30T06:35:28","modified_gmt":"2010-06-30T10:35:28","slug":"mistakes-a-noob-makes-in-vim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/g33kinfo.com\/info\/mistakes-a-noob-makes-in-vim\/","title":{"rendered":"Mistakes A Noob Makes In Vim"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From <a href=\"http:\/\/codeulate.com\/2010\/06\/mistakes-a-noob-makes-in-vim\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">codeulate.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>A noob uses the arrow keys.<\/strong><br \/>\nThe First Commandment of vim is \u201cThou shalt not use the arrow keys, for they be too far from thy holy home row. Use instead the blessed h, j, k and l.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>A noob does not know his motions.<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen a noob deletes a word, he holds \u2018x\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>When a master deletes a word, he taps \u2018dw\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>A noob should learn the motions granted him by w, i, t, f, and a. His practice would be guided well by the writings in \u2018:help motion.txt\u2019<\/p>\n<p><strong>A noob does not know the \u2018.\u2019 command.<\/strong><br \/>\nAnd great is his needless suffering.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A noob does not record macros.<\/strong><br \/>\nA master\u2019s q key is well-worn.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A noob writes Rails code with vim, unaware of this screencast.<\/strong><br \/>\nA master does not hesitate to share his awesome content.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From codeulate.com A noob uses the arrow keys. The First Commandment of vim is \u201cThou shalt not use the arrow keys, for they be too far from thy holy home row. 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