There's a steep learning curve, and it's not necessary. I mainly use Vim, but it wouldn't be a big deal if I didn't. Reasons for me: - It's a lot more laptop-

There's a steep learning curve, and it's not necessary. I mainly use Vim, but it wouldn't be a big deal if I didn't. Reasons for me: - It's a lot more laptop-friendly not having to deal with a mouse and complex GUI. I even gave up my desk at work and just sit and code in random places. - On my desk at home, it's a bit faster for me than an IDE. But that depends. - Seems like IDE users are constantly switching tools, especially when changing jobs. Even at my current 4-year job, my teammates have all changed between 3 different IDEs and had to screw around with remote access problems for each. I've used Vim everywhere since college.