jbzfn, 🧑💻 Modern IDEs are magic. Why are so many coders still using Vim and Emacs? - Stack Overflow
“Primarily it’s about ubiquity,” says BSD runner Tim Chase. “I can sit at any Unix-like terminal (Linux, BSD, Solaris, whatever), type ‘vi’ (or ‘ed’) and have a powerful editor that works even if my terminal isn’t configured quite right (e.g. sending certain keys or key combos) and without needing to install anything.”
https://stackoverflow.blog/2020/11/09/modern-ide-vs-vim-emacs/