What am I missing out when I use vim over emacs?

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anonymous · Answer

I like how vim does one thing, editing plaintext, and does it well. 

- It is one of the lightest robust, full-featured programs in existence, and it is ubiquitous (you can expect to find it or vi on whatever machine, from your calculator/phone to your supercomputer).

- It is pretty, intuitive, user-friendly, powerful, and customizable. 

- It is not only a boon to programmers but also a boon to society (vim encourages users to donate to Ugandan children; no MS product or GNU Emacs has any charity going on).

anonymous · Answer

It is a paragon to portability (ported from AmigaOS to everywhere) and to free software (free as in liberty and free speech).

anonymous · Answer

and free as in gratis*

anonymous · Answer

google vim vs emacs
haters gonna hate

anonymous · Answer

As a previous emacs Accolyte, I used to not like vi for what was initially confusing/frustrating/annoying mode switching, but have become quite comfortable with after frequent use.  There are many features in the newer VIM versions.

The lower memory requirements, the ability to open large files and do quick replacements with a few keystrokes I find are quite awesome.