I’ve been reading Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein and enjoying much more than I thought I would when I read the title. It’s about the importance of broad knowledge over a wide range of domains.
I wanted to make Vim my default application for opening .txt, .c, .py, and other files, but the it took awhile to set up Vim well on Windows. Here are the steps you should follow if you want Vim to be your default text editor for files on Windows:
The Murph Workout:
This is the document I wish I had when I started using Unix command line interfaces (CLI). There are already many beginner's guides to using a unix CLI online, but I feel most of them skip some important commands. This article assumes you already know some of the most essential commands, and how to pass arguments to commands - if not, read this article first. If your using a Windows machine and are new to using CLIs, note that the CLIs that come with Windows operating systems are Command Prompt and Powershell which are not Unix CLIs, but you can install a Unix CLI on your Windows computer if you desire.