Behold, my .vimrc file!

set nojoinspaces
set bg=dark
set sw=2
set ts=2
set sts=2
set ruler
set ffs=unix
map Q q
map q: :
map Y y$

let g:leave_my_textwidth_alone=1
let g:python_recommended_style=0
set expandtab
set nojoinspaces
set hlsearch
set ffs=unix
set bs=indent,eol,start
map Q q
map q: q
map Y y$
nmap K k
syntax on
set ruler
set showmode

if has("gui_running")
  colorscheme elflord
endif

set t_Co=256

highlight ExtraWhitespace ctermbg=lightred guibg=lightred
autocmd VimEnter,InsertEnter * syn match ExtraWhitespace /\s\+$/ containedin=ALL

highlight Tabs ctermbg=lightgreen guibg=lightgreen
autocmd VimEnter,InsertEnter * syn match Tabs /\t/ containedin=ALL

I have tried several editors over a few short years, but I feel most comfortable doing my development in vim. The ease of navigation and power of editing is virtually unmatched in my opinion. I can remember most of these by heart, but the only ones I need to look up are the last 4 lines. To see what they do, read this article.

But surprisingly, there are no plugins or other complicated configuration here. I find vim extremely powerful, even with little to no configuration. I like this very much - because when I ssh into a new server, or am working on someone else's computer, I still have a consistent, familiar environment without the need for several minutes/hours of setup. But in case I ever do need my full configuration - well, here it is, I suppose.