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Vim is built different
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This thread seems entirely filled with people who seem to not grasp my core point.
Yes you do, but in most cases, no you shouldn't have to. Software should be intuitive. If it's not, it's more efficient to write software that is, rather than waste time constantly training everyone on inefficient software. This is literally one of the core tenants of the agile manifesto.
I agree with your core point, but no software is intuitive.
Most people can intuitively both exit VS Code or edit and save a file with it.
Saying that no software is intuitive is a false equivalency or overbroad generalization.
I am 100% confident that your claim is factually wrong.
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What makes stuff like the [X] button on the corner and Alt+F4 intuitive?
Multiple years of having used MS Windows and similar looking software as a student.
They got the marketing part right here, at least.
But if we are being inclusive, nothing really is intuitive.
I have seen BTech graduates struggle with installing software using the Wizard that is so omnipresent on Windows, so I don't expect anything to be intuitive at this point.
We grasp the core point: vim is not typical. This is not insightful.
What we care more about is the link to the jobs portal of the company there will be an opening at soon that uses vim as it's standard dev tool chain.