Vim is the latest, most popular version of the classic vi editor under Unix/Linux. Vim has a very large following of programmers who want to have a very fast, customizable editor that lets them get things done quickly.  (I’m personally an Emacs user, but even I will admit that people can be quite productive in Vim.)

Ben Orenstein, a podcaster and developer at Thoughtbot, is well known for his mastery of Vim, as well as his entertaining talks that demonstrate how and why to use this editor. In an era of IDEs and graphics, it’s worth considering using Vim. Watch this talk, and you’ll see why!