Usually it’s the other way around. Incompetent programmers use the big ide’s, because they don’t know how to run their code without the ide’s “play button”. I wouldn’t recommend vim to a beginner.
Oh I wouldn’t say I’m a beginner. I’ve been scripting and coding for… 20 something years. I’m just not very skilled. Stuff I write tends to be simple and small, so all I really want from my editor is auto indenting and syntax highlighting.
I think if I was trying to manage a larger project I might find use in an IDE, though perhaps it is more of a crutch.
Competence in programming and the editor / IDE you use do not correlate.
Competence in programming comes from writing code. Competence in using your tooling comes from investing into mastering your tooling.
The question you want to answer for yourself is: does the tool that I’m using help me to get the job done or does it get in your way on a regular basis. If it’s the former, great, just stick with what you are doing. If it’s the later, change the things that stop you from being more productive.
The only thing to avoid in my opinion would be constantly jumping on the “latest and greatest” band wagon, as that will keep you stuck a the expert beginner level forever.
Vim.
If I were a more competent coder I might use a bigger IDE, but for the basic stuff I do, it works great for me.
Usually it’s the other way around. Incompetent programmers use the big ide’s, because they don’t know how to run their code without the ide’s “play button”. I wouldn’t recommend vim to a beginner.
Oh I wouldn’t say I’m a beginner. I’ve been scripting and coding for… 20 something years. I’m just not very skilled. Stuff I write tends to be simple and small, so all I really want from my editor is auto indenting and syntax highlighting.
I think if I was trying to manage a larger project I might find use in an IDE, though perhaps it is more of a crutch.
Competence in programming and the editor / IDE you use do not correlate. Competence in programming comes from writing code. Competence in using your tooling comes from investing into mastering your tooling. The question you want to answer for yourself is: does the tool that I’m using help me to get the job done or does it get in your way on a regular basis. If it’s the former, great, just stick with what you are doing. If it’s the later, change the things that stop you from being more productive.
The only thing to avoid in my opinion would be constantly jumping on the “latest and greatest” band wagon, as that will keep you stuck a the expert beginner level forever.