--- title: Best Vim posts of 2023 | daily.dev description: The most upvoted Vim posts of 2023, curated by the daily.dev community. canonical: https://daily.dev/tags/vim/best-of/2023 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:url: https://daily.dev/tags/vim/best-of/2023 og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Best Vim posts of 2023 | daily.dev og:description: The most upvoted Vim posts of 2023, curated by the daily.dev community. og:image: https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--VAY5ToZt--/f_auto/v1724209435/public/daily.dev%20-%20open%20graph --- # Best of Vim — 2023 1. 1 [](/posts/how-to-use-vim-tutorial-for-beginners-y3w8tfa-v "How to Use Vim – Tutorial for Beginners") Article freeCodeCamp · 4y How to Use Vim – Tutorial for Beginners Vim is a free and open-source cross-platform text editor. It was first released by Bram Moolenaar in 1991 for UNIX variants. Vim comes pre-installed on most \*nix operating systems, but if it's installed on your system, you can install it with a package manager of your choice. 70 6 2. 2 [](/posts/developer-workflow-tips-no-one-tells-you-about-pobxtnycj "Developer workflow tips no one tells you about") Article Pointer · 3y Developer workflow tips no one tells you about These are the tools, tips and advice I wish I had internalized when I was just starting out. Many of the details below are specific to macOS, but similar tips and tricks apply on other systems. I've broken it down into the following categories: Computer setup Command-Line-Related Things Technical but non-CS advice. 69 5 3. 3 [](/posts/dev-world-mourns-loss-of-vim-creator-bram-moolenaar-owlsqgj9n "Dev world mourns loss of Vim creator Bram Moolenaar") Article The Next Web · 3y Dev world mourns loss of Vim creator Bram Moolenaar Dutch software engineer Bram Moolenaar died on August 3, 2023 after suffering from a medical condition that ‘rapidly progressed over the last few weeks’ Vim is a free and open-source, screen-based text editor that has been at the forefront of many software developments since its release in 1991. 60 7 4. 4 [](/posts/7-reasons-why-developers-prefer-neovim-over-vim-ms3g3du1s "7 Reasons Why Developers Prefer NeoVim Over Vim") Article Linux Handbook · 4y 7 Reasons Why Developers Prefer NeoVim Over Vim Neovim is an editor that aims to improve the quality of life for all developers, better than Vim. NeoVim has gathered a significant following among developers. The lead developer of Vim has not been fostering the development of Vim as a community-friendly project. The Vim codebase is less maintainable than Neovim. 23 1 5. 5 [](/posts/csdvrx-cutevim-sensible-defaults-for-vim-fkydfjodg "csdvrx/CuteVim: Sensible defaults for Vim") Article Hacker News · 3y csdvrx/CuteVim: Sensible defaults for Vim CuteVim is a minimal configuration file for Vim that provides sensible defaults, such as a tabline, line counter, backups, and more. It also allows users to quickly change the appearance and maps the Control keys to readline commands. 19 6. 6 [](/posts/using-autocomplete-in-vim-odfk5sgzv "Using Autocomplete in Vim") Article Linux Handbook · 3y Using Autocomplete in Vim Since version 8.2 of Vim, there has been built-in support for auto-completion. Vim will auto-complete it for you as soon as you press the key combination. The previous completion method that we looked at was rather basic. 18 7. 7 [](/posts/vim-for-the-vs-code-user-part-1-initial-setup-0bqqxlleb "Vim for The VS Code User: Part 1 — Initial Setup") Article ITNEXT · 3y Vim for The VS Code User: Part 1 — Initial Setup Vim for The VS Code User: Part 1 - Initial setup, Initial Setup, Part 1 and Part 1\. For me, it was just a funny meme I saw every once in a while about how people can’t seem to exit it. I tried it and I’ve been hooked ever since. 17 2 8. 8 [](/posts/bram-moolenaar-author-of-the-open-source-vim-code-editor-has-died-7ljcjmevw "Bram Moolenaar, Author of the Open Source Vim Code Editor, Has Died") Article The New Stack · 3y Bram Moolenaar, Author of the Open Source Vim Code Editor, Has Died Bram Moolenaar, Author of the Open Source Vim Code Editor, has died after a brief illness. Vim was based on Unix’s Vi, a screen-oriented text editor created by Bill Joy that proved to be immensely popular. 12 2 9. 9 [](/posts/vim-for-the-vs-code-user-part-2-language-support-drt8plxhy "Vim for the VS Code User: Part 2 — Language Support") Article ITNEXT · 3y Vim for the VS Code User: Part 2 — Language Support Vim for the VS Code User: Part 1 — Initial setup A Guide for those coming from VS Code who want to get into vim — Just like me! Itnext.io In this article, we’ll setup LSP support, Autocomplete, and Syntax Highlighting. For the emmet and html LSPs, this isn’t necessary. 12 1 10. 10 [](/posts/diving-into-docker-create-your-first-container-cwukdqoqc "Diving into Docker: Create Your First Container") Article Code Like A Girl · 3y Diving into Docker: Create Your First Container The article provides a step-by-step guide on creating a Docker container. It covers setting up the environment, learning the basics of Docker, creating a simple web app, creating a Dockerfile, building the Docker image, testing the container, and pushing the Docker image to Docker Hub. 10 11. 11 [](/posts/neovim-notebooks--ga4ayzgu "NeoVim Notebooks") Article Changelog · 4y NeoVim Notebooks The Jupyter interface is easy to navigate and execute as the interface but with a real editor behind. To automate the process I use the jupytext.vim plugin. 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