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Getting used to Helix (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 week ago by capuccino@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I'm leaving text editors like vscode/codium behind to learn something more modular, like Helix. I really wanna get used to. What advices can you give me to practice? I know that there is a :tutor command, I'm almost done with it. Do anyone know if there are exercices to practice? Im looking something similar to Ruby koans, a list of excersices to solve like "puzzles" but to Helix.

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[–] nous@programming.dev 22 points 1 week ago

IMO the best thing is to just start using it. You will start to pick things up fairly quickly then. Puzzles don't often ingrain different ways todo things and often focus on weird or niche things that don't come up as often. They can be a nice supplement to not a substitute for just using it in real world usescases.

I do also find it helpful to read the shortcut keys on their site to get a feel for what is available. You won't remember everything but it can be useful to know what is possible. Then when you hit a problem you may remember reading about something that can help and go look it up again.