Definitely. I can't see a reason not to if it works for you. The few times I've tried IDE plugins they get the Vi/Vim basics right but usually fall down later

Definitely. I can't see a reason not to if it works for you. The few times I've tried IDE plugins they get the Vi/Vim basics right but usually fall down later. The terminal means that I can almost always have consistent keyboard based workflow across platforms. I like being close to the OS and use external tools for things like git, debugging, profiling, etc. I'll supplement that with GUI tools when it suits me. E.g. for web work I'd use Chrome for it's debugger and profiler. I really like that things like Language Server Protocol are offering IDE like features without being tied down to a particular GUI IDE. There' more than one way to do it though so if GUI IDEs are what you prefer more power to you. GUI IDEs haven't been new technology since the 80/90s. They're just different.