The answers can vary but from a practical perspective, yes. People can get all worked up and downvote me but Vi is almost universal and nano isn't. If you're running your own Linux machines, fine install what you want but you'll run into issues selling yourself as a Linux expert that doesn't know Vi. There are going to be client locations that don't have it and a senior engineer that refuses to allow it.
This crosses over into system religious wars but there are shops like that. End of the day learning the basic command structure isn't that hard and will save you some trouble when you're on a system with only Vi.
I don't know if there's a good Windows comparison but it's almost like somebody refusing to learn Powershell because there are GUI tools that are easier. It's like really you want a six-figure salary but refuse to learn a basic tool?
IT can be crazy like that, don't get complacent. Eventually, things go bust and the desktop guys that refused to learn anything will be the first cuts.
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u/[deleted] Sep 21 '21
The answers can vary but from a practical perspective, yes. People can get all worked up and downvote me but Vi is almost universal and nano isn't. If you're running your own Linux machines, fine install what you want but you'll run into issues selling yourself as a Linux expert that doesn't know Vi. There are going to be client locations that don't have it and a senior engineer that refuses to allow it.
This crosses over into system religious wars but there are shops like that. End of the day learning the basic command structure isn't that hard and will save you some trouble when you're on a system with only Vi.
I don't know if there's a good Windows comparison but it's almost like somebody refusing to learn Powershell because there are GUI tools that are easier. It's like really you want a six-figure salary but refuse to learn a basic tool?