For me, I do regret the countless hours I wasted learning vi. Back when I was a C++ developer, editing text was a tiny, minuscule portion of what I did. The ove

For me, I do regret the countless hours I wasted learning vi. Back when I was a C++ developer, editing text was a tiny, minuscule portion of what I did. The overwhelming vast majority of time was spent reading, navigating, debugging, discussing, and explaining code. When I did switch to a mainstream IDE (Visual Studio + Visual Assist X), I was far far more productive in all areas that mattered to me. And so, even if I was born an expert vi user, I don't think I would have gotten any boost in productivity as a developer. Just my opinion though! :) (Yes, I know how you can get vi editing in VS. I purchased a copy of ViEmu.)