> It's just simple arithmetic. If you spend more time hammering out code, then in order to keep up, you need to spend less time doing something else. > But whe

> It's just simple arithmetic. If you spend more time hammering out code, then in order to keep up, you need to spend less time doing something else. > But when it comes to programming, there are only so many things you can sacrifice! You can cut down on your documentation. You can cut down on commenting your code. You can cut down on email conversations and participation in online discussions, preferring group discussions and hallway conversations. A great snippet of a Yegge article from 2008. I don't even use Vim, but your mindset seems pretty toxic and it's unlikely that your 95% is actually 95% when all of the sacrifices you have to make are taken into account.