Stripped of the vim baggage (yes, I know vim; yes, I stopped using it as my primary editor in the 1990's), it comes down to: 1. Learn to use the code navigatio

Stripped of the vim baggage (yes, I know vim; yes, I stopped using it as my primary editor in the 1990's), it comes down to: 1. Learn to use the code navigation features of your environment (or get a better environment). 2. Learn to use incremental search and replace in your environment (or get a better environment). 4. Make autocomplete work in your environment (or get a better environment). 3. Make your often used actions one click or one command. For (1) and (3), Visual Studio and IntelliJ are by far the best options available. (2) seems to be fine in any modern editor. For (4), acme is the best I've seen: you write your commands in a buffer, and click on the ones you want when you want them. If the buffer is a small one at the top of the window, it's the menu bar.