[ruleabidinguser]

I;ve tried that approach, and its cumbersome to remember all the different commands, flags, combinations etc. I might need for each different project and for each different task. IDEs simplify this process dramatically. Its akin to GUI v DOS in terms of usability benefits.

[scott_s]

That's fine. But myself and a lot of other people get a lot of "serious programming" done using the approach.

[ruleabidinguser]

I don't really understand what the benefit of it is.

[computerex]

For me, using vim+vimium for Chrome means that majority of the time my hands are on the keyboard. I barely ever use the mouse.

Have you seen a really seasoned vim user work? Purely from an efficiency point of view, vim/modal text editing is simply better than traditional text editors.