To be fair, almost no one can (or should) write java without an IDE. IntelliJ + ideaVIM has been a great compromise for me as a long long time VIM user. I know

To be fair, almost no one can (or should) write java without an IDE. IntelliJ + ideaVIM has been a great compromise for me as a long long time VIM user. I know I am not responding to your main point (of which I am sympathetic) but I figured I'd throw it out there anyway