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Learning Vim, modal editing, and keyboard efficiency.
July 2026
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.
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.