[tyrmored]

I found NERDTree had no advantages for me over just plain :Vex. I'm sure it does have other features, but how whizbang does a file browser need to be, anyway?

Besides, anything you want to do outside of choosing files to edit in your editor should be done in a shell: http://blog.sanctum.geek.nz/unix-as-ide-editing/

[mmahemoff]

I didn't know about :Vex. At a quick glance, I'd still prefer NERDTree though, especially with nerdree-tabs as I like having a file tree and I like having one that's always present.

I do shell out a lot, but I still think it's more convenient to perform operations against nodes in NERDTree. Saves having to navigate/down/a/really/long/hierarchy.