vim + tmux (Omaha Coding Women)

This is the revised and slightly modified presentation I gave at Omaha Coding Women on 4/27/15.

Transcript

1. ❤ WebStorm 1
2. @nicknisi 2
4. ❤ WebStorm Vim 4
6. ❤ WebStorm Vim Minecraft 6
7. But I NEED an IDE 7
8. No you don't 8
9. Why vim? • highly customizable • runs everywhere • works with any programming languages • scriptable 9
11. start the timer 11
12. Install vim 12
13. (it's probably already there) 13
14. brew install macvim --override-system-vim 14
15. Features 15
16. Modal editing 16
17. Modal editing Change the meaning of the keys in each mode of operation • Normal mode - navigate the structure of the file • Insert mode - editing the file • Visual mode - highlight portions of the file to manipulate at once • Ex mode - command mode 17
18. Normal mode 18
19. DON'T USE ARROW KEYS 19
20. DON'T USE THE MOUSE 20
21. You're a programmer. Strive to be lazy. 21
22. h j k l left up down right 22
23. • ^E - scroll the window down • ^Y - scroll the window up • ^F - scroll down one page • ^B - scroll up one page • H - move cursor to the top of the window • M - move cursor to the middle of the window • L - move cursor to the bottom of the window • gg - go to top of file 23
24. Elite! 24
25. The secret sauce 25
26. The secret sauce • text objects and motions • the DOT command • macros 26
27. Text objects and motions 27
28. Think of a file as more than individual characters 28
29. text objects • w - words • s - sentences • p - paragraphs • t - tags1 1 tags available in XML/HTML files 29
30. Motions • a- all • i - in • t - 'til • f - find forward • F - find backward 30
31. Combine with comands 31
32. Commands • d - delete (also cut) • c - change (delete, then place in insert mode) • y - yank (copy) • v - visually select 32
33. {command}{text object or motion} 33
34. diw delete in word 34
35. caw change all word 35
36. yi) yank all text inside parentheses 36
37. va" visually select all inside doublequotes Including doublequotes 37
38. Repetition The DOT command . 38
39. Repeat the last command 39
40. that's it 40
41. but it's powerful 41
42. Additional commands • dd / yy - delete/yank the current line • D / C - delete/change until end of line • ^ / $ - move to the beginning/end of line • I / A - move to the beginning/end of line and insert • o / O - insert new line above/below current line and insert 42
43. Try and make actions repeatable Practice it 43
44. Not everything is repeatable at least with the DOT command 44
45. MACROS 45
46. Macro A sequence of commands recorded to a register 46
47. Record a macro • q{register} • (do the things) • q Play a macro • @{register} 47
48. Plugins 48
49. Plugins • vundle - plugin manager • nerdtree - file drawer • ctrlp - fuzzy file finder • fugitive - git tool • syntastic - syntax checker / linter 49
50. But My IDE does more 50
51. Vim is extemely customizable Plugins tailor vim to your needs 51
52. But we can still do more 52
54. vim + tmux 54
55. tmux brew install tmux 55
56. What is tmux? • Terminal multiplexer • View and control multiple consoles • Preconfigure environments 56
57. tmux new-session -s {session-name} 57
58. tmux new-session -s pasta 58
59. ~/.tmux.conf - tmux configuration • configure tmux # unbind default prefix and set it to Ctrl+a unbind C-b set -g prefix C-a bind C-a send-prefix 59
60. There's a lot that tmux can do 60
61. Synchronize-panes 61
62. Create splits on the fly 62
63. tmux + vim = ❤ 63
64. benmills/vimux Interact with tmux from vim 64
65. Execute commands from vim in a split :call VimuxRunCommand("grunt test") Map the commands to a key nmap <leader>z :call VimuxRunCommand("grunt test")<cr> 65
66. I ❤ vim and I think you will, too 66
67. Learn your editor well (even if it's not vim) 67
68. Don't copy someone else's configuration Make it your own 68
69. But share your configuration 69
70. dotfiles • Share your configuration • Steal ideas from others • nicknisi/dotfiles Others • bryanforbes/dotfiles • jason0x43/dotfiles 70
71. Keep practicing 71
72. ❤ https://github.com/nicknisi/vim-workshop 72