Tips for using Vim as a Java IDE?
ide, java, vim
Solution
Some tips:
- Make sure you use vim (vi improved). Linux and some versions of UNIX symlink vi to vim.
- You can get code completion with eclim
- Or you can get vi functionality within Eclipse with viPlugin
- Syntax highlighting is great with vim
- Vim has good support for writing little macros like running ant/maven builds
Have fun :-)
Problem
I'm addicted to Vim, it's now my de facto way of editing text files. Being that it's mainly a text editor and not an IDE, has anyone got tricks for me to make it easier when developing Java apps? Some questions I have: - How do I invoke a maven task without leaving vi? - Can I get code completion? - How's the syntax highlighting? Anything else (other than "Don't do it!") that I should know about?