[rcarmo]

That's because they're faster than the eye can see... :)

No, seriously now. I've been a vi/vim user for a decade or so, but it only "stuck" when I realized that the single key commands are verbs and that the right way to use it is to experiment less and plan ahead more.

I'm tremendously productive with it when I already know what I have to do in batches (refactor blocks, rename multiple variables, etc.) rather than just hunting and pecking at things with a mouse.

That said, I only use two editors these days: vim and VSCode (without any sort of vim bindings, which I've not yet investigated fully). The former for quick dips into existing code bases where I already know what I'll be doing, and the latter for new projects.

Plus, of course vim is essential if you ever want to be productive (or even borderline effective) on a server environment. I'd stick with it if I were you.