Vim Fundamentals: Hands On Session at UUASC LA at Media Temple

While not specifically about Drupal, many developers use vi / vim and this presentation is an excellent opportunity to learn more about this tool of the trade. In addition, this meetup is at Media Temple, a venue sponsor of Drupal meetups and generous sponsor of the Drupal Design Camp LA and DrupalCamp LA conferences.

This announcement has been cross-posted with permission from the event host. Sign up at http://www.meetup.com/UUASC26/events/74260192/

Agenda

For the August UUASC-LA presentation, we will be pulling our heads out
 of the clouds for an evening to take a side on a religious topic, text editors,
 specifically getting more out of the vi / vim editor. 

Most people use about 10% of vi/vim's capabilities and the
presentation provides the opportunity to learn more and increase your speed and enjoyment in text editing.



This tutorial covers the history, background and design principles of
vim; many vim movement commands; some text alteration commands; and the vim command language syntax.

Attendees should bring a laptop with a "vim" editor for the in-class
exercises. No prior experience is required but 20 year veterans of vi have come out raving how much they've learned.

About the presenter


Aleksey Tsalolikhin has been a UNIX/Linux system administrator for 14 years.
 While wrangling EarthLink's server farms by hand during its growth from 1K to 5M
users, he developed an abiding interest in improving efficiency and
happiness of system administrators through training in configuration
management, documentation, sysadmin basics, and personal efficiency.
 He provides consulting and training via www.verticalsysadmin.com.

There are more details including directions at http://uuasc.org/la

Directions to Media Temple

   Media Temple
   8536 National Blvd.
   Culver City CA 90232

From the South via Interstate 405:

(Assuming South of LAX/Century Blvd. exit.)

1. Take the La Cienga Blvd. exit and enjoy the ride through the La Cienega pass.
2. Take a left on W. Jefferson and right on National.

From the North via Interstate 405:

1. Take the 10 East and exit Robertson.

1. As you exit the freeway get into the second lane from the left and make a quick right followed by a quick left on to Venice Blvd east.
2. Take a right on National and then a right on Hayden to look for parking.

From Downtown:

1. Take the 10 West and exit at Roberston.
2. Take a left on Robertson and the first left on National folllowed by a right on Hayden to look for parking.

Parking:

Public Parking is available on Hayden which intersects National.

Building:

The building is located on the Conjunctive Points complex which includes Eric Owen Moss' conceptually challenging designs. Several of
Mr. Mosses' buildings (or portions thereof), are designated under Culver City's Architecture as Art program.

Assuming you parked on Hayden, walk toward National, where you will see the six story tower. Make a right on National and enter a few doors down on National past the tower.

Thank you!

UUASC wants to thank Tammy Stone and Media Temple for their excellent hospitality, allowing us to meet in their facility, and videotaping the presentations.