Regarding (1), I used Vim for 19 years, and I had strong muscle memory. However, I found it took only about a week to get comfortable with Kakoune. Its multip

Regarding (1), I used Vim for 19 years, and I had strong muscle memory. However, I found it took only about a week to get comfortable with Kakoune. Its multiple-selection-oriented editing just mapped really well onto how I was already using Vim, which is to say, making extensive use of visual mode and highlightsearch. I have met Vim purists who tell me this is missing the point of Vim. If so, all the more reason to make the switch. But if verb-motion works better for you than selection-verb, by all means continue using Vim; it's a great editor.