[corpMaverick]

IMHO.

You need to know the basic vim commands in the case you are stranded in a remote server and need to modify a file. It is also handy to do quick changes to a file when you are in the command line.

I used to do software development in vim back in the day, but I don't do that anymore. Now days I use sublime for scripts and an IDE for larger projects.

My recommendation. Commit the basic commands to muscle memory but you don't need to be a power user.

[bolololo12]

Ok, so it's not that the dev community is moving from VS Code, Sublime to VIM, uff...

In case I'm stuck I used to use nano. but like you say might be worth learning vim vasic commands.