"Vi has been one of the most, if not the most, popular editing tools
for programmers since Bill Joy first created it."
"Over the years it has evolved, and the current version of vim has
many capabilities which make a programmer's life easy. Listed
below is a brief description of some tools which have made so
many programmers loyal to vi and vim. The purpose of this
document is to inform linux newbies of, and introduce them to these
tools, not necessarily to be the definitive source of information on
them. In most cases, interested readers should check the noted
"extra information" sources."
"Ctags is a program that comes with vim. Basically, it's purpose is
to help a programmer get to various parts of his program with
relative ease.
... Vi has various methods of implementing auto-indenting. The best
for C and C++ programmers is, obviously, cindent mode. This is a
very versatile tool which gives the programmer much control over
the look and feel of his source code, without any effort...
Programmers who are used to integrated development
environments know the beauty of syntax highlighting.
... Vim has syntax highlighting for a
number of languages, including C and C++ of course."
