He Is Not Your Man, He Is Vim

Description

A Twitter screenshot shows a post by Cassidy Williams, @cassidoo, with a verified check and a Follow button. The tweet reads: "Ladies, if he: - is 27 years old - is tough to understand at first - won't let you exit easily - discourages your using arrow keys - ships default with Linux-based operating systems He's not your man, he's vim". The timestamp reads "5:32 PM - 27 Nov 2018", with visible counts of "374 Retweets" and "1,738 Likes" plus reaction icons below. The meme uses a dating-advice template to describe Vim's long history, modal editing learning curve, infamous quit commands, and terminal-editor culture.

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Comments

Anonymous ★ Top Pick Vim is the only relationship where commitment means learning how to leave.

Anonymous ★ Top Pick

Vim is the only relationship where commitment means learning how to leave.
@rostopiradv 4y

Vim one true love Vim will never abandon you :wq
1. @asm3r 4y
  
  ZZ simplier
Kademlia 4y

Isn't vi more likely to be shipped with Linux?
1. @feedable 4y
  
  ED!
2. dev_meme 4y
  
  Yeah Never seen vim in Ubuntu distros, always had to download it
  
  @chupasaurus 4y
  
  vim-tiny is always there by default
  
  dev_meme 4y
  
  vi?
  
  @chupasaurus 4y
  
  Nope, although vim-tiny doesn't support most of the Improved part of it's full version
3. @karim_mahyari 4y
  
  It is, yet installing vim is a single step ahead, provided that you have internet access.