its not about perfect movement. Its about keeping your hands on the keyboard, fewer keystrokes (over using arrow keys), and being more precise. The idea also is

its not about perfect movement. Its about keeping your hands on the keyboard, fewer keystrokes (over using arrow keys), and being more precise. The idea also isnt to think super hard about what to press next, the movements become 2nd nature, so you're barely thinking about them. sorta like when you type a sentence you dont think consciously of each character, your brain mostly relies on muscle memory to reach the keys necessary. edit: before i get flamed, im NOT saying you NEED to use vim to be the most productive. The best devs on my team DO NOT use it. So its not necessary, but it is a lever some can pull and benefit from. also, your quote/citation doesnt provide any value. Just because there isnt a study on vim doesnt mean it doesnt increase productivity..