The Vim text editor is a favorite of many programmers and system administrators. Although it provides an exceptional amount of power and flexibility, it can be somewhat intimidating for new users.

One fine Monday morning, Ars Technica Senior Technology Editor Lee Hutchinson came to me with a problem: the colors in his text editor, in his humble opinion, had Begun To Suck. In Lee's 20 years or ...

Vim is the classic, keyboard-driven text editor that has stood the test of time since 1991. Based on the original Unix editor vi, Vim lets developers code with precision and speed—no mouse required.