Square’s Engineering Team Open-Sources Their Vim Config Files

         Square’s engineers use a variety of code editors: Sublime, IntelliJ, Xcode, and Vim. Among them, Vim is the most widely used. Over time, Vim enthusiasts at Square compiled their configurations, shortcuts, and plugins into a single repository, affectionately named Maximum Awesome, and open-sourced it. We hope that other OS X users can get up and running with Vim within minutes.

Maximum Awesome comes packed with features you’d expect from a full-fledged IDE: syntax highlighting, code completion, error highlighting, and more. Here are some of my favorite shortcuts and plugins:

• Shared Clipboard: Vim’s registers are synced with the OS X clipboard, allowing you to move code just like in native applications.

• Command-T Plugin: For those who use Sublime or TextMate, this will feel familiar. In Vim, use the shortcut ,t followed by the name of the file you want to open.

• NERDTree Plugin: Browse your project’s file structure, move files, or create new ones without ever leaving the comfort of Vim. Use ,d to open the drawer, or ,f to reveal the current file in NERDTree.

• Integrated Git: This plugin bundles most git commands, but my favorites are :Gblame and :Gdiff. Use :Gblame to see who wrote different parts of a file, and :Gdiff to compare what I just wrote in a side-by-side view.

• Quick Code Commenting: Use /// to quickly comment out a single line of code, or // to comment out selected code.

Of course, there are some non-Vim components here too. Maximum Awesome pairs with iTerm 2, a tmux configuration file, and the Solarized color scheme. For more details, Vim enthusiasts should head over to: https://github.com/square/maximum-awesome

 (Translated from an article on the official Square blog dated August 28)

Note: As of 2013-8-30 10:23:19, this project already had 702 stars on GitHub.

Original Article: Riley Strong   Translation by: Jobbole– Huang Limin
Translated Article Link: http://blog.jobbole.com/46966/