We just released a new course on Upcase, and we’re pretty excited. It’s called Onramp to Vim, and we think it’s the best thing out there for turning yourself into a solid Vim user.
The course was produced by Chris Toomey and me (Ben Orenstein). Together, we have thousands of hours of Vim experience, and have successfully converted many friends, co-workers, and internet strangers into happy and efficient Vimmers. We’ve distilled our best stuff into this course. Even if you’re a seasoned Vim veteran you’re likely to pick up a few tips.
Here’s some of what we cover:
Surviving Your First Week
Vimtutor
Building a Cheatsheet
Getting Help
Vim's Builtin Help
Vim Wiki
Vim IRC Channel
Vim Category in the Upcase Forum
Avoid Too Much Configuration
Motions and Moving
Moving within a line
Jumping within a line
Moving between lines
Command Language
Commands
Using Motions
Text Objects
The dot command
The Language of Vim
Windows & Tabs
Nomenclature
Windows
Opening Windows
Moving Between Windows
Positioning the Buffer In the Window
Tabs
Modes
Insert Mode
Normal Mode
Visual Mode
Visual Line Mode
Visual Block Mode
Configuration
Vimrc Configuration File
Testing out Configurations
Custom Key Mappings
Leader Mappings
Rapid Editing of Your Vimrc
Mapping in Other Modes
Setting Options
Browsing Options
Autocommands
Sample Configurations
Custom Commands
Building Your Dotfiles
Plugins
Installing & Managing Plugins
CtrlP Fuzzy File Finder
Surround.vim
Repeat.vim
Rails.vim
Commentary.vim
Rspec.vim
With Onramp to Vim, we finally have something we confidently recommend as the ideal way to start learning Vim.
Onramp to Vim (and many other excellent courses) is only available to Upcase subscribers. There is no minimum subscription length, and we offer a 30-day, money-back guarantee if you don’t love the service.
Intrigued? Subscribe to Upcase and get immediate access.