Vim is not only an editing language, but a fast-starting editor with a small-ish native executable, and small run-time memory use.
This facet is typically not ported into other editors that have a Vim mode.
Vim runs natively inside virtual machines and containers, on resource-constrained embedded systems, and on remotely accessed machines.
Another aspect is that Vim can be operated entirely using a terminal emulator, and so can be running on a remote host to which the use only has a SSH or serial connection.
This facet is typically not ported into other editors that have a Vim mode.
Vim runs natively inside virtual machines and containers, on resource-constrained embedded systems, and on remotely accessed machines.
Another aspect is that Vim can be operated entirely using a terminal emulator, and so can be running on a remote host to which the use only has a SSH or serial connection.