Does anyone use vi anymore?

Question

Years ago, I was a pretty hot UNIX/C programmer. I used vi. I wonder if anyone is still using the old tools.

Answer 1

Vi is still hanging in there, but primarily in the Unix/C++ arena only. Tools have come a long ways since VI and really only the hardcore or old school programmers still use it today.

You can find several sites around the web that deal with VI and tutorials (in case you forgot some of the commands). I personally don't use it but that is because I linger in different environments.

However, I do know that there are still people out there using it. Especially for old legacy systems.

Answer 2

People will continue to use vi as long as it still runs. It's quirky in ways, odd in others, but once your "muscle memory" learns it, it's sufficient for most tasks you need to do with a simple text editor.

Answer 3

For sure, there are die hard unix people out there that still use it. Its very powerful, just a total pain to master.

Answer 4

Most of the people in our department like to use vim, though there are some who worship Emacs. In fact there's one professor so obsessed with Emacs he gives two workshops a year on how to use Emacs.

Answer 5

i prefer vi to other simple editors like notepad even on windows ;)

Answer 6

everyone here who uses linux uses vi.
about 50 -60