Define your curse as `|`. Given:

def foo(ba|r)

Typing ci( would give you

def foo(|)

Given:

string = "hello|"

Typing ci” would give you

string = ""

Given:

adder = function(a,b) {|
    return a+b;
}

Typing ci{ will give you

adder = function(a,b) {|}

Vim has a nasty learning curve, but there’s some pretty cool stuff you can do with it!