> My question is why wouldn't solo coding in the terminal with tabbed windows plus VIM alone be sufficient? Assuming no need to share one's terminal with others, what does terminal multiplexing give the VIM user that they don't already have?
I think it's (as usual) a matter of personal preferences. however here are the reason why i use tmux:
* i can save precious screen space which is usually occupied by the tabs
* usually you need some awkward key combinations to switch tabs. not really a big issue, and i suppose some (or maybe all) terminal emulators may let you customize these shortcuts, but i still prefer the tmux way :) which btw works the same on all terminals. i use linux at work and osx at home, so i would need to learn different keys to switch tabs with terminology and iterm2
* tmux sessions! it's like organizing tabs into different projects. i basically never use this at home, but at work i have to work on different projects, so i made a little bash script that creates all the sessions and tabs (panes) i need. this way i have a nicely organized workspace.
* if the terminal crashes or you close it by mistake, you don't lose your work (a couple of times it happened...)
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