Neovim 101 - Games

Learning Vim/Neovim while playing games.

alpha2phi
5 min readNov 27, 2022
Neovim 101 — Games

For Vim beginners, the initial learning curve could be relatively steep. A game-based approach to learning Vim is a good start. This article explores different types of games that could help.

This article is part of the Neovim 101 series.

The Neovim configuration files are available in this repository.

Getting Started

This diagram shows the classical learning curves for several common editors. 2 editors that stand out are Vi and Emacs. Though not easy to learn, they have been popular for several decades. Grokking one of them is definitely worth the time spent.

https://i.stack.imgur.com/7Cu9Z.jpg

The built-in Vim tutor (:Tutor) provides a good introduction to learning Vim quickly. However, an interactive and game-based approach is more fun.

Vim Tutor

This article explores different games to help us master Vim.

Console Games

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alpha2phi

Software engineer, Data Science and ML practitioner.