Is vim text editor worth the STRESSFUL learning curve

Depends on what you want to do with it

What @hplar said.

One thing I really like (configuration/plugins aside), is that Vim exists on almost every OS. So you won't be lost if you need to change system for a job.

As @Jilano said, I know all of about 5 commands in vim, enough to get by.

I gave it a week. If I could do everything I need in one week, I would keep it.
Now I use it on a daily basis, on every OS I need to, over shell in ssh if I have to.
Just love it, you'll be loved back.

(No flamewars here, it just holds the same for emacs, just use whatever suits you better, but learn one. You never know if you have to edit something in a terminal through ssh one day...)

@runfrodorun 😄😄 you said civilian editor

@runfrodorun 😂😂ahaha nice one

Yes, always

@runfrodorun Lol, puhlease. Get over yourself.

I prefer nano :D

Yes it is. its just about preinstalled on every linux system or if its not vi is so if nothing else learn normal mode and insert mode. But if you give vim a real chance and look at the plugins they have for it it's a good chance it will replace every text editor you have

I'd say yes, I really enjoy using it

YES SIR, always yes for that question

@runfrodorun shoutout to the marines!

Vim is love!
There are tons of other softwares that follow vim key bindings,
From browsers, file editors, all kind of document viewers, music players, git tools and many many more

@runfrodorun As a former Marine who now writes code in vim daily, I love it!

@runfrodorun What a man! Selling propane must bring you tons of girls!

Fun way to learn vim ^^ https://vim-adventures.com

@ch0s3n always fun

@ghost1227 same! Semper fi.

@ryanmhoffman Semper Fi! Always good to meet a fellow Devil Dog!

Beware, Once you in love with vim -> You will hate every text editor/IDE,Web browser, file manager,music player,rss reader, etc that dont have vim like keybinding or vim emulator plugin available.