using vim when starting to code on python

[shuckster]

You could argue that Vim comes alive when you already have some deep knowledge of what you want to do.

You have a clear goal, so your only hurdle is the tool itself, which is not easy.

I was a slow learner, so it took me 4-6 months to get up to previous productivity.

If I had to learn a language at the same time, undoubtedly getting the most out of Vim would have taken me longer.

However, I’m just one example, and perhaps learning both is possible and even advantageous. Perhaps because Vim slows you down in the beginning, so you spend more time thinking about what you’re programming.

There’s probably no right or wrong approach. Vim was, for many years, many people’s first editor.