> vim forces you to do a lot of stuff that the machine could do for you. I don't think that makes any sense at all. If anything Vim does a lot for me because i

> vim forces you to do a lot of stuff that the machine could do for you. I don't think that makes any sense at all. If anything Vim does a lot for me because it's programmable. When doing heavy editing, the whole point is the automation does the heavy lifting. Switching modes doesn't have any cognitive load effects that I can notice. The cursor changes the shape for example, so you instantly know what to do. It's pretty much second nature. What you're describing is a novice or clumsy Vim user. I don't know what "compatibility problems" should have a text editor, but I haven't had any in many years. > So, yes. Vim may be fun. [...] But I don't buy the productivity boost. Kind of condescending, really. Thinking that Vim is a toy and all users are using it for the heck of it, when they could be more productive otherwise.