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Time to Implement

1 month

Return on Investment

10 months

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Verified User in Computer Software
UC
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Vim is awesome!!"
What do you like best about Vim?

Vim is very easy to modify to your liking, you can program it and add plugins to adapt it to your needs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Vim?

The only thing might be that in order to learn is has somewhat of a high learning curve Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

AT
Software Programmer
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"It is the best free IDE for GO programming language"
What do you like best about Vim?

It is a very light IDE that uses very less RAM.

It is included in most of the Linux distributions.

The best feature which I like about Vim is its code linting and AI-integrated auto-completion feature.

It is very easy to collaborate with your other team members using VIM. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Vim?

Vim works very well on Linux operating system but its functionality is a bit weird when using the windows version of VIM.

I did not like its syntax highlighting feature very much as it becomes buggy at times.

Its UI is not very much beginner-friendly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

SS
Software Engineer
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"VIM is an excellent IDE which I use for GO programming language."
What do you like best about Vim?

Its real-time collaboration feature is very good which helps you save a lot of your time.

I personally like its color-coded syntax feature very much.

Its syntax highlighting and code linting is very well optimized. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Vim?

It does not have a fully optimized auto-completion feature like other paid software.

It does not work well on Linux operating system.

It is not much compatible with HTML and JavaScript programming languages. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Yash R.
YR
Member of Technical Staff
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Best file editing tool"
What do you like best about Vim?

Its very easy to edit create update files using vim from terminal. You ca just open terminal and type vim. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Vim?

There should be list of commands on the screen while editing or creating doc so that its easy to work with for new users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Bipul H.
BH
CP Lead | CodeChef CGC Chapter
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Powerful but a little confusing at beginning"
What do you like best about Vim?

It's my second most used editor after VSCode, and I mostly used it for writing small programs. It provides syntax highlighting of almost all programming languages I used with it. You can also enhance your experience with vim by installing various plugins for it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Vim?

At first, it wasn't obvious for me to get started with it. I faced many issues when I used it for the first time, so definitely anyone who is thinking of using it, please make sure to watch some guides or tutorials from YouTube before opening any file with it. An excellent place to start is to run "vimtutor" which will tell you all the basics you should know to get familiar with it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software
UC
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"The Pro Code and Text Editor"
What do you like best about Vim?

Vim is an editor that is used by most of the good developers who are truly interested in doing their jobs. This is because of the speed and shortcuts that make it very easy to edit any part of the code without having to touch your mouse even once. If you are a good developer you will understand how inefficient it is to repeatedly take your hand off your keyboard to use your mouse or your arrow keys to edit code or text. Best part of Vim is that it makes it very efficient to edit text/code without having to take your hand off your keyboard even once. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Vim?

There is not much to dislike about Vim, but one thing I dislike is it's learning curve. For any beginner, it is not at all easy to get used to Vim and thus, many people give up in the beginning phase as they think that it was easier with their old editor only. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Georges A.
GA
Graduate Research And Teaching Assistant
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Powerful but difficult editor"
What do you like best about Vim?

It can make programming a fast process once you know all the right shortcuts. There is a key combination for everything, and I can quickly do whatever I want as long as I know what to put in. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Vim?

The learning curve is very steep, and I'm not sure that can be helped. I find it hard to introduce it to my friends because they like easy text editing. It personally took me a week or two during break to be comfortable with it, while simpler editor took me a day. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nilantha H.
NH
Consultant
Telecommunications
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Usage of Vim"
What do you like best about Vim?

Searching and replacing capability chars Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Vim?

Ability to combine lines and words

Interface colors Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software
UC
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Better than notepad++"
What do you like best about Vim?

I like this because in Linux we don't have much option like windows. And this works very much with ease and convenience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Vim?

There is nothing I dislike about VIM editor and I would recommend this to others too. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Software Engineer
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"A very lightweight IDE"
What do you like best about Vim?

It is a very much configurable IDE for Javascript.

It has hundreds of plugins available which can be used to boost your code writing speed.

It is very lightweight.

I personally like its autosave function very much which helps you a lot in case of an electricity cut. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Vim?

It does not have a really good UI which makes it a bit difficult for amateurs to find different settings on it.

It is not fully optimized for heavy usage and hence, I have faced crashing issues several times. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Time to Implement

1 month

Return on Investment

10 months

Perceived Cost

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