[kcoddington]

Learning an entirely new editor is a barrier. Documentation or not, that's brand new muscle memory you have to develop alongside the actual task of coding.

I get that using vim typically includes obsessive forms of efficiency, but some people just want to focus on coding in a way that's comfortable to them. Sometimes that means having a side panel.

[Lapel2742]

>Sometimes that means having a side panel.

I do not even need that. Modal editing is enough to keep me away from all the VI clones. I hate it with a passion.

I have a fully customized Emacs that I use for anything Lispy and it's great for that purpose but everything else is just "ok".

I try to use Zed but since it is a commercial offering it is just a matter of time until it gets entshitified too.

Vscode is/was really good but it seems to get worse and it's Microsoft.... I run out of editors it seems.

[kace91]

Honest question, what is it that you hate about modal editing?