Another way to use search in Emacs is to go to a place that you need to edit/insert text. Instead of using the movement commands or the mouse, use forward or ba

Another way to use search in Emacs is to go to a place that you need to edit/insert text. Instead of using the movement commands or the mouse, use forward or backwards search to search for the point you need to be at: like "(str" in "(String s) ...". I don't know if it is faster for me. But it can feel more ergonomic, since you don't have to make so much effort into going to a specific point. I'm getting better at it, though: maybe soon it will become second-nature.