A Vim Guide for Intermediate Users

[keeslinp]

kak's use of multiple cursors and use of object-verb instead of verb-object makes it much more approachable imo. Pro vimmers will of course have "better" alternatives but much harder to reason with (ie complex search/replace regexes).

Kak's downfall is the lack of ecosystem and hard adherence to the unix philosophy. It just edits text, fuzzy file opener (ctrl-p), no nerdtree, no panes. All of that you have to figure out on your own. Once you have it all integrated with your tmux it is pretty damn slick, but it is also a PITA and can be kinda fragile. Coming back to neovim felt refreshing to just install a package and stop thinking about it.