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Learn how to set up Vim for writing Go.
Control Rdio from Vim using AppleScript, JavaScript, and duct tape.
Learn how to setup Vim for editing lisps.
Write syntax plugins to highlight and indent languages in Vim.
Write a Vim plugin with confidence using TDD.
A minimal technique for using Tmux to help achieve maximum focus.
Here’s the situation You’ve just written an awesome vim macro and stopped...
For many months, I used NERDTree to view my project directory within Vim....
Macros in vim can be a huge time saver, especially if they apply to a large...
We often search our projects for specific text within Vim like so: :grep...
There are times when we edit prose in Vim, such as in a project README or git...
Have you ever seen “No newline at end of file” in your git diffs? Us, too. ...
Do you want to use mvim to edit your commit messages, SQL interactions,...
(And Keep Your Screen Real Estate) As you may know, there are quite a few of...
When I first started working at thoughtbot, I was impressed to see some of my...
Test driven development thrives on a tight feedback loop. However, switching...
My tmux session for a given project typically has two horizontal tmux panes...
Thanks to the always awesome Tim Pope, Rails.vim version 5 was released a...
Most of us are Vim users and have tweaked our favorite editor for speed and...
You have an existing block of text or code in vim. You want to re-format it...
Imagine you’re working in vim. You come across this code: gem 'clearance',...
Demonstrating Vim Have you ever noticed that Vim demonstrations can...
Ever watch someone else type at a shell, spelling out every filename, even...
How do I learn Ruby on Rails? Vim? Test-Driven Development? Someone asks...
This method has a magic number: def wait_time @env[QUEUE_WAIT_HEADER].to_i...
Set a .gitignore file to apply across all projects on your local machine...
In vim, for an entire file: :%s/:\([^ ]*\)\(\s*\)=>/\1:/g In the shell,...
Ever get the urge to update a ton of files? I know I do. For example, I...
A quick screencast that shows how I use CSS snippets to speed up my...
I’ve been speaking about and teaching people vim for several years now, and...
Time for some self-VIMprovement! As you might know, the thoughtbot crew uses...
Calling all vimmers! Mark your calendars, clear your registers, and follow...
Mike just schooled us with some “vim by example.” His use case: I want to...
A recent straw poll of text editor fonts at thoughtbot found these results....
I recently switched to MacVim for front-end development. Coming from Panic...
I’ve been using tmux for about six months now and it has become just as...
Many at thoughtbot run their editor+shell combos inside of tmux. Some remote...
Seeing that I refuse to be tied down by the shackles of corded peripherals, I...
How did grep get its name? This all starts back with ed, the original unix...
Ben Orenstein is a Ruby buddy of ours in Boston who is teaching our vim...
In light of our recently announced Vim Trail, here are more vim tips from...
Someone recently asked us to do “vim on Rails” screencasts. So, we’re...
More tips from thoughtbot about using vim, but this time with an emphasis on...
Update: A better approach is detailed in Laptop Setup for an Awesome...
Slowly over the past year thoughtbot has turned from an all-TextMate (and one...