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~30 years programming. I use vim the same way I use Notepad on windows: for basic editing. I can move around, insert, delete words, etc but nothing more complex than that. And it’s fine.

I’m the most productive on IDEs like Sublime or IntelliJ so I mainly use those and jump into vim when I need to on Linux.

It’s been more than good enough for my entire career. I used Ultraedit and Visual Studio whenever I could as well, and always used vim when I needed to.



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