Preface
- What’s in this book
- What you’ll need
- Conventions
- Online examples
- I. Pre-Basics
- II. Basics
- III. The .vimrc file
- IV. Using Vim as an IDE
- Advanced IDE
- V. Plugins
- VI. Outside Help
- VII. What’s next?
An IDE Called Vim
Turn Vim into a development environment that works for you. Learn how to configure the editor, extend it with plugins, and bring together the tools and features you need for a productive software development workflow.
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An IDE Called Vim
Vim has everything it needs to be a powerful tool for software development, but knowing the basic commands is only the beginning. To make Vim work for everyday programming, you need to understand its configuration, learn how to extend it, and bring together the features that make a development workflow productive.
An IDE Called Vim takes you through that process, from the fundamentals of using Vim to building a more complete coding environment around it.
You'll explore Vim's configuration file, learn how to tailor the editor to your workflow, and discover how plugins can extend its capabilities. The book also covers practical development concerns such as code completion, finding files, and integrating external tools into your workflow.
Rather than treating Vim as a collection of disconnected tricks, this book brings its features together in the context of real programming work. The aim is to help you understand what Vim can do, how its different parts fit together, and how to build an environment that suits the way you work.
If you already enjoy Vim but find yourself reaching for a conventional IDE whenever a project gets more demanding, this book will help you explore what's possible without abandoning the editor you know.
Build your own Vim setup, understand the tools at your disposal, and make the editor work for your development workflow.
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Claudio Ribeiro
Cláudio Ribeiro is a software engineering leader, longtime programmer, and independent writer from Lisbon, Portugal. With more than 20 years in software development and engineering leadership, he brings a practical, experience-driven perspective to technology, problem-solving, and the tools people use to do their best work.
A lifelong tinkerer at heart, Cláudio is drawn to understanding how things work, questioning conventional wisdom, and sharing what he learns along the way. His writing combines hands-on experience with a deep curiosity about the craft of software, from the command line to the ideas that shape how we build and think.
He writes for people who prefer understanding over memorization, practical knowledge over hype, and books that respect their intelligence.
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