Why would I use vim if my computer is powerful enough to run Visual Studio Code?

Well if you use VIM instead of VSC you'll also be able to do other stuff while you're at it

Jetbrains stuff blows MS out of the water though nowadays. At least the code intelligence stuff. Sublime has a better editor though

@ZioCain provided you can exit it

Well you can open a console in vscode and use vim from there...

@Mr-Myrk What drugs you take? You're clearly outta your mind with that statement.

Just because you can run something hogging resources doesn't mean there is any point in doing so.

VS Code:
- is non-free software due to being based on Electron (non-free blobs)
- is bloated as hell due to being based on Electron (why boot up a whole fucking browser when you want to have a bit of text editing?)

Vim:
- is free software
- is not bloated

Don't get me wrong I do use IDEs, but your point is invalid due to IDEs still being slower than just plain text editors, even if your resources are abundant.

I use Vim to get extra points on elitism and condescension.

When you’re already in CLI and wanna do a quick edit on a config file. I’d rather just do everything without having to move my mouse, find the txt file, open it, etc.

It seems trivial but all those movements add up to your day.

Try editing a 8GB file w/ vsc :) my coleague tried. 32GB ram was far from enough.

With vim on the other hand -- eZ!

@AleCx04 *secret Vim hand heck*

Depends on your goals. I love vim for quick tasks, reviews, but use graphical IDE for more complicated stuff :)

First, for all my needs, an IDE is not necessary (JS Dev). and the VIM way is the good way!

@kescherRant vscode being non-free software is not a fantastic reason to not use it.