When using Visual C++ I'd use ViEmu. Other IDEs have similar vim plugins of varying strength. To put things into perspective, in terms of productivity if given

When using Visual C++ I'd use ViEmu. Other IDEs have similar vim plugins of varying strength. To put things into perspective, in terms of productivity if given a choice between Visual Studio without ViEmu or just vim I'd pick Visual Studio. Fortunately I don't have to choose.