-No tabs? How about :tabedit? -No project structure? Well, there is nerdtree. Or a separate terminal window open to the file system which is usually the way I

-No tabs? How about :tabedit? -No project structure? Well, there is nerdtree. Or a separate terminal window open to the file system which is usually the way I do it. -Autocomplete with annotation? Nice plugin for that. -Debug? I'm running in separate terminal window anyway. I can debug there. -Auto refactor? No thanks. I'd rather do that myself. -Format according to guidlines? There is probably a plugin, but for the once or twice that happens third party tools work just fine. Don't need that in the editor. -Sharing your configuration? Very easy. Just copy your .vim and .vimrc files over. -Showing files in that aren't in version control? Remember my separate terminal window that's open? I don't want everything in the editor. But there is probably a plugin if you really need it. ____________ Here are the advantages: Cost, Ubiquity, works over SSH the same way. Takes two seconds to move my config files and I'm right back in the environment. Plus I know it and it is fast as heck. There probably some others I'm forgetting. Honestly, it sounds like you haven't taken the time to get to know Vim. And that's ok... if you have something that work for you then no need. But lots of the things you claim are advantages of your setup really aren't.