VIMRC for vim beginners that are Front End Developer types.

vimrc-front-end

set nocompatible
set title
set number            " Show line numbers
set history=1000      " Default is 20, I'd rather set this to ∞
set nofoldenable      " Don't fold shit
set laststatus=2      " Always show file status line
set encoding=utf-8

setlocal tabstop=4    
setlocal shiftwidth=4
setlocal expandtab
setlocal autoindent
setlocal smarttab

execute pathogen#infect()
syntax on
filetype plugin indent on

" Enter newlines without entering insert mode 
nmap <CR> o<Esc>k


" Tab Navigation
nnoremap th  :tabfirst<CR>
nnoremap tj  :tabnext<CR>
nnoremap tk  :tabprev<CR>
nnoremap tl  :tablast<CR>
nnoremap tn  :tabnew<CR>
nnoremap gb  :Gbrowse<CR>

map fj :execute "vimgrep /" . expand("<cword>") . "/j **" <Bar> cnext<CR>
map cn :cn<CR>

" Custom Plugin Mappings
nnoremap ff :CtrlP<CR>
nnoremap -- :GundoToggle<CR>