> like a person still proud in 2026 that they are still using Vim for large projects.

I remember a small competition where people do a well-defined "share this content to others" routine to showcase how OS A is way more intuitive than OS B. There was also an OS C, which was way slower than A&B. Then, someone came using OS C, topped the chart with a sizeable time difference.

The point is, sometimes mastery pays back so much that, while there's theoretically better ways to do something, the time you save from that mastery is enough of a reason to not to leave the tool you're using.

I also have a couple of "odd" tools that I use and love, which would cause confused looks from many people. Yet, I'm fast and happy with them.