> Is this really unusual? How do people operate for whom Vim gives a productivity boost? Don't think of vim as a magic totem of productivity. You should think

> Is this really unusual? How do people operate for whom Vim gives a productivity boost? Don't think of vim as a magic totem of productivity. You should think of it as a largely distraction-free editor. No messing about with a mouse. No GUI to get in the way of your thoughts. Loads up immediately, and works the same way in any system, local or remote.[ß] So it's less to do with speed of writing, and much (much!) more about maintaining focus. ß: not really true, any long-time user will have their own customisations they rely on, but the basic commands are always the same.