I'm a user of neither neovim not vscode so wouldn't presume to advise; I'd just like to make an observation on "sometimes I watch long-term vim users writing co

I'm a user of neither neovim not vscode so wouldn't presume to advise; I'd just like to make an observation on "sometimes I watch long-term vim users writing code and I'm amazed at their efficiency". Nowadays I use kakoune and often get similar comments from friends watching me drive it, but I'm not convinced what they're seeing is really speed/efficiency - or if efficiency even matters much. The basic idioms and manoeuvres are just different so routine steps in editing look unfamiliar, a bit exotic and magical, just as nvi/vim does to anyone who haven't seen modal editing before. Having heavily used both emacs and vi previously, I don't think I'd be appreciably faster or slower with either of them, but I'd use each quite differently and play to their strengths in the way they naturally lead you towards. For me, the big question is whether an editor feels nice, makes me happy and suits my style, rather than whether it is optimal in some way.