Its worth learning IMO. There is a learning curve, and the default configuration is unfriendly. If you are interested here are some things I found helpful: 1)

Its worth learning IMO. There is a learning curve, and the default configuration is unfriendly. If you are interested here are some things I found helpful: 1) Rebind the prefix key from ctrl-b to ctrl-space. 2) Map alt-h,alt-j,alt-k,alt-l to move between window panes. 3) Remap the split keys to something more accessible. 4) Start numbering windows at 1 instead of 0 (makes switching more intuitive imo). 5) Steal a simple configuration for the status bar from the internet. Beyond that, the defaults are pretty straightforward, and you don't really need to know much to get started. I can share my config if someone is interested.