[DarkTree]

The thing about Vim is that I cannot imagine creating it and thinking, "This will be much faster and easier than a mouse eventually". But, I also wouldn't think that I could learn how to type fast without looking at the keys if I just stumbled across a keyboard, but both are undoubtedly true. Like anything physical, it requires practice and muscle memory. Would you rather go back to looking at every single key to type? That's how vim users feel about regular text editors. Try it out.

[ethanbond]

Doesn't vim (or similar schemas) predate the mouse?

[farresito]

Yes, it does. Well, actually vi, which is its predecessor.

[DarkTree]

yes it does, but I was just making an example from my viewpoint.

[leephillips]

Absolutely - and you can say the same thing about a piano. A flexible, open-ended interface, combined with learning and practice, will vastly outperform any attempt to replace effort by an "intuitive" set of controls.