Vim vs. Post Snippets by WPExperts

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Vim
Score 9.5 out of 10
N/A
Vim is an open source configurable text editor.N/A
Post Snippets
Score 0.0 out of 10
N/A
Post Snippets is a WordPress plugin that lets the user create a library with snippets of PHP code, HTML, or reoccurring text that can be reused in pages and posts. The user can create unlimited shortcodes and add them to website’s pages and posts in a matter of seconds. The WordPress plugin lets users create boxes, buttons, tabs, sliders, responsive videos, and carousels.
$29
one-time fee
Pricing
VimPost Snippets by WPExperts
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VimPost Snippets
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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User Ratings
VimPost Snippets by WPExperts
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(9 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(1 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
Support Rating
6.0
(5 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
VimPost Snippets by WPExperts
Likelihood to Recommend
Open Source
I would recommend Vim in any scenario where text files have to be viewed, created, or edited on GNU/Linux computers. Regardless if you need to quickly change a few things in a configuration file, or you need to write up a full document, Vim is great. I wouldn't use Vim to view, edit, or create anything that requires "rich-text". In other words, if you need to format the text (bolding, font colours, word-art, etc), then Vim isn't the tool to use.
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Pros
Open Source
  • The efficient modal editing makes it very fast to write/edit code as I think of it.
  • The customization and wide range of plugins let me do very specific things and automate parts of my workflow.
  • The fact that it runs inside a terminal simplifies my window management and just becomes another Tmux window in my workflow.
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Cons
Open Source
  • Without a doubt the hardest program to learn. It is a completely different paradigm of thinking compared to other editors
  • By default it doesn't have lots of fancy features you would find in larger IDE programs like code completion and linking
  • It lives in the command line so a user has to be comfortable with this interface
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Usability
Open Source
I don't consider the steep learning curve to be a hinderance on the overall usability. I would rate this a ten, but to be honest a lot of people do get hung up at the beginning and just abandon it. However, for people who have made the moderate effort to get over the hump, nothing can be more usable.
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Support Rating
Open Source
There is no commercial support for Vim. Thus, it will not get a mark beyond 5. However, community support is very good. You can easily find solutions for most of the problems in the community.
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Alternatives Considered
Open Source
Vim's keybindings are a lot more complex than Notepad++. With that, comes a whole bunch of capability that Notepad++ just can't match. Emacs is comparable, in terms of capabilities--because Vim is built into so many unix systems, I chose to learn it instead of Emacs. Knowing both probably isn't a bad idea, but there's enough to learn in either camp to keep you busy
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Return on Investment
Open Source
  • It always increases productivity.
  • Sometimes feature discovery is not easy. It could be documented well like how to install a plugin and if it supported well or not.
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