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      Nano’s only appeal is that it’s beginner-friendly, but you already know Vim, so why switch?

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          Because if there’s something that Nano does better than Vim, I’d love to know what it is so I can make use of it

          Nano fits their workflow better than vim. Same for me.

          What’s your workflow?

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            Because if there’s something that Nano does better than Vim, I’d love to know what it is so I can make use of it

            What nano does better: being more user friendly and showing you the most common actions in the bottom part of the editor. A tool to do quick edits without needing to learn specific keystrokes for everything you want to do.

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              @GreenMario@lemm.ee already knows Vim, though:

              Used to use vim for ssh related stuff

              That’s why I asked:

              Nano’s only appeal is that it’s beginner-friendly, but you already know Vim, so why switch?

              Why would someone switch to a more user-friendly editor when they’re already used to their current editor?

              What does user-friendliness have to do with workflow?

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        Don’t get it neither, vim is hard to start but once you’re a bit familiar with it it’s kind of time saving imo

        I’m not even close to master it (just basics editing) and still find it quite better

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      Micro exists. It’s Nano with Lua plugins. Very robust and minimalist. No magic incantations. I actually use it to code simple stuff that I just don’t want to wait a minute for VSCode to spin its wheels.