I was a long-time Vim user (around 10 years or so) and switched to Emacs in order to use Lisp + Slime in order to win an argument about Lisp. What's important is that I lost that argument, like Lisp, and use Emacs as my primary editor now.
However, the Vim keybindings are still etched upon my soul so I still find myself popping it open for quick-and-dirty edits.
They're both good editors and I like the conclusion of this article.
I'm also an Emacs user, but I've been curious about Vi. Have you tried using Viper? As somebody with experience in both, do you think it's something worth trying?
I'm not going to bother asking why Vim/Vi is interesting to you, but in answer to your question: No.
I immediately went for the Viper-mode Vi emulation and it's not good. Go whole-hog. Just dive into the deep end and start swimming.
The reason for that is that the emulation layer lives in a limbo that is half-emacs-half-vi. The modes don't work the same way. And I'd be wary of falling back on Emacs instead of learning the Vi way.
If you really want to try to transition to a new editor, I would open up a fresh install of Vim and start with the in-editor tutorial.
I was a long-time Vim user (around 10 years or so) and switched to Emacs in order to use Lisp + Slime in order to win an argument about Lisp. What's important is that I lost that argument, like Lisp, and use Emacs as my primary editor now.
However, the Vim keybindings are still etched upon my soul so I still find myself popping it open for quick-and-dirty edits.
They're both good editors and I like the conclusion of this article.