I also use no plugins (because I often have to ssh to many network servers). I have found a surprising benefit in my coding to "coming to know" things about li

I also use no plugins (because I often have to ssh to many network servers). I have found a surprising benefit in my coding to "coming to know" things about library APIs and projects through mental "muscle memory". For instance, by not relying on a file browser or even a fuzzy finder, I eventually come to learn where certain files probably are... and the probability goes up the longer I am in the code base. Similar for lib APIs; although my vim session may be on a remote machine via xterm, that doesn't prevent me from having a local browser window open and reading API docs to find what I need often helps me understand the library better.