[clarry]

Actually I think the strongest defenders of emacs say you use C-s and the like for most navigation. Moving character-by-character is slow and inefficient, so the argument about whether C-n C-p etc. are better or worse than hjkl is irrelevant.

I have my own code editor which is more like vi than emacs, but I'm using interactive search in it.

[jessaustin]

I have my own code editor...

That's the best line I've heard to finish an emacs-vs-vi argument!

[aaronem]

Well, sure, if by "finish" you mean "unite emacs partisans and vi aficionados in mutual and vaguely contemptuous pity".

[markrages]

Yes! C-s navigation, once learned, is the thing I miss most from other editors.

[acomjean]

Agreed. Don't forget C-r too.