Who Should Read This Book
This book is for Vim users who want to get started with VimL. I assume that you’re familiar with how to use Vim for basic text editing. You don’t have to be an expert Vim user, because this is an introduction, after all. VimL is not a wildly advanced topic if you’re already comfortable with the editor. You just need to know your way around.
If you’re not familiar with Vim buffers, windows, the command line, and modes, I suggest you try the Vim tutorial first.[1] It’s a splendid interactive tutorial for first-time Vim users.
This is also not a book on advanced Vim usage. For users looking to advance their Vim editing skills, I recommend Drew Neil’s Practical Vim: Edit Text at the Speed of Thought [Nei12].
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