1) I find it easy to use split windows in ST (Cmd+Alt+2). I mostly use a fixed 2 column view though, Vim provides much more dynamic window management options. B

1) I find it easy to use split windows in ST (Cmd+Alt+2). I mostly use a fixed 2 column view though, Vim provides much more dynamic window management options. But I really can't work comfortably on large projects where I have multiple buffers open on multiple windows and stuff. I could not get used to Vim's "each tab is a workspace" approach. I like my tabs to be buffers. 2, 3) Nowhere near Vim's terminal integration, but you can use https://github.com/misfo/Shell-Turtlestein https://github.com/misfo/Shell-Turtlestein plugin to run arbitrary shell commands. It can even pipe in the current buffer and pipe the output into the buffer. There are plugins for common stuff like ssh or git but you are right while working on vim, context switches are cheaper. Not with ST. As an example, I used subl as my default editor in shell, for a while. Git would fire up an ST window for commit message input or interactive rebases. Each time, my mind had to comprehend what just happened. With vim, I just handle the input and continue my work, without even noticing it.