Vim or Visual Studio Code? Why not Both?

Vim and VS Code are friends, not enemies.

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Coders are always arguing about what text editor is the best. They are making new coders so much confusion about the program they can use to code.

There are 2 biggest fandoms in the text editor world right now: Vim and Visual Studio Code (VS Code).

“Vim is the best. You can modify every single component. No editor in the world can type as fast as Vim.” — Vim fanboy said.

“No, you’re wrong. VS Code absolutely the best editor in the world. You can easily code, navigate, and install extensions in VS Code.” — VS Code fanboy oppose.

So here is what I think about Vim and VS Code.

Vim — The Best Typing Text Editor

When I first heard about Vim, I think “Why do people use bleach to code?”

Then I did some Google search and found out it’s not that Vim we use to clean the toilet, but this Vim.

Using Vim, I don’t have to use the mouse anymore. But to do anything in Vim, I must use Motions and Commands that Vim defined.

It was really hard at the beginning of coding in Vim. The Motions and Commands are so hard to remember at the first time. c for change, w for navigating…