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Learning Vim, modal editing, and keyboard efficiency.
July 2026
Why hjkl? Blame a terminal from 1978
2026-07-173 min readBeginner
The strangest thing about Vim has a boring explanation — and a surprisingly good reason to keep it.
Vim is a language, not a list of shortcuts
2026-07-173 min readIntermediate
Most people learn Vim as trivia and quit. It's a grammar — verbs, nouns, counts — and it takes an afternoon.
Vim in VS Code — what you get and what you don't
2026-07-173 min readBeginner
You don't have to leave your editor to get most of Vim. Here's the honest split.
Why your Vim cheat sheet isn't working
2026-07-173 min readIntermediate
You printed it, pinned it up, and read it forty times. Here's why none of it stuck.
The dot command is the best thing in Vim
2026-07-173 min readAdvanced
One key repeats your last change. It's the difference between knowing Vim and being fast in it.
How to exit Vim
2026-07-173 min readBeginner
Press Escape, then type :q! and hit Enter. The interesting part is why you couldn't find that yourself.