As someone who works across multiple machines one of the biggest advantages of vi(m) for me is its ubiquity. It's almost always there, doesn't rely on a GUI (ss

As someone who works across multiple machines one of the biggest advantages of vi(m) for me is its ubiquity. It's almost always there, doesn't rely on a GUI (ssh connections). It is stable, changes that affect the way you do things are incredibly rare, so once you build up a work flow you can be sure it will endure. It also has a long history and won't go away any time soon.