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My wife was unimpressed by Vim (programming.dev)
submitted 10 months ago by LinearArray@programming.dev to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev
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[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 14 points 10 months ago

Deep down, every Vim user just wants one person to tell them that the countless hours they spent leaning to use it weren't a total waste of time.

[–] sik0fewl@lemmy.ca 14 points 10 months ago

You might've moved around too quickly. Stick to motion in the home row to start - hjkl. There are several ways to enter insert mode but DO NOT attempt it before she's familiar with the basic motions.

[–] ebits21@lemmy.ca 12 points 10 months ago (1 children)

:q!

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[–] nayminlwin@lemmy.ml 12 points 10 months ago

My wife's impressed though, may be a little...

But she's also a programmer.

[–] devilish666@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago

Maybe your wife is either VSCode or Atom gang

[–] jwt@programming.dev 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Have you tried rebooting her?

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[–] hakunawazo@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I'm sorry, you need to :s/replace/her/ as soon as possible.

[–] CCF_100@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

DIVORCE

spoiler/s

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