Why I (Also) Choose Vim

Mon, 14 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0400

A co-worker walked by my station today and glanced at my screen.

“Wow, you use Vim, you must be pretty hardcore”, he said.

I replied, “It’s not as hard as it sounds, I’m sure anyone in the group could use it if they put the time. I could organize a Vim workshop if you’d-”

“I gotta go”, he said, and left.

It was expected. I wasn’t even frustrated at his sudden dodge. I had been in that situation before. Many Vim users have. Just look at the multitude of other similar blog posts where people explain their reasoning for using Vim! Clearly, us Vim users are misunderstood by our peers, yet we cannot help but voice our appreciation for Vim.

Why I Shifted From Physics to Focus on Software

Mon, 14 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0400

Changing careers. It’s not always pleasant.

I’m willing to bet that every day, at least one person reorients their career. It’s just a certainty of life: some people are initially going to choose the wrong field. Yet, when it happens to us, we feel alone. It almost feels like we ended up with the wrong career by mistake, or that we wasted time not working on things we really enjoy. Or both.

Why on Félix Léger

Why I (Also) Choose Vim

Why I Shifted From Physics to Focus on Software