I prefer modal editing. It feels the best to me, but that could be because I learned it.
I had to learn vim back when I was a basic system administrator so when it came time to start doing real coding it was an obvious choice. I also prefer properly open source software, and if possible, non-corporate backed. So it checks all my boxes especially now that I'm not "missing" anything from VSCode.
When people ask me though I recommend VSCode to most normies, I don't think vim is worth it nowadays.
I had to learn vim back when I was a basic system administrator so when it came time to start doing real coding it was an obvious choice. I also prefer properly open source software, and if possible, non-corporate backed. So it checks all my boxes especially now that I'm not "missing" anything from VSCode.
When people ask me though I recommend VSCode to most normies, I don't think vim is worth it nowadays.