The reason I like vim isn't so much about editing speed as reading speed. I spend a large amount of time in source code for projects where I only want to check

The reason I like vim isn't so much about editing speed as reading speed. I spend a large amount of time in source code for projects where I only want to check or change some very minor things. Always being a keystroke away from jumping to anywhere in the code turns this from a boring, hellish ordeal, into an quick, exciting exploration of code. Vim also has the perk of being terminal, so it integrates seemlessly with my flow when want to use cmdline tools (also often). Being able to refactor large amounts of code quickly, and with minimal repatition is also fun. Interestingly, despite my strong prefence for vim, and the fact that I spend most of my time in it, when I am actually writing new code, the only time I hit ESC (caps-lock) is to save.