Let's start by getting it out on the table: Sublime Text is great, and version 3 should no longer be considered "abandonware" as of build 3065. Sublime Text served me very, very well over the years. That said, trying out new things is a major part of leveling-up, and in that vein Vim deserves a go. (And have you seen some of those thoughtbot guys flying around in Vim? It's awesome!)
Getting Vim up-and-running on your Windows machine doesn't have to be an all-day project. In this post, we'll walk through:
- Installing gVim, which gives us both the "classic" command line version as well as the graphical version
- Installing Vundle, the best way to handle Vim-enhancing packages
- Installing ConEmu, a supercharged command line emulator for Windows
