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- [Narrator] Vim has a reputation

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of being hard to learn.

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Here's a common joke you'll find online.

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This is learning curves for several editors

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and you can see vi, or Vim,

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has a vertical learning curve.

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During work rush hours,

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about 80 people per hour visit Stack Overflow just

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to learn how to quite Vim.

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You might find this discouraging

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but think back on the days you learned to drive.

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At the beginning it was confusing and hard.

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Which one is the break pedal?

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How much pressure to apply to it?

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How do I merge with traffic?

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Or parallel parking.

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You get the idea.

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All of this took time and effort to learn

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but after a while you enter your car

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and just drive.

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You don't even think about the actions you are doing.

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Now you have a great way of moving around that

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is far superior to the previous methods.

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The same goes for Vim.

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It will take some time and effort to learn it

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but once you grasp it and understand the logic behind it,

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you'll never look back.

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And, like driving,

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once you practice everything will come automatically to you.

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Vim has been around for 26 years

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and according to the Lindy Effect

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it's longevity predicts that it will continue

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to stay around for many more years.