I still don't know if investing time in becoming <i>really</i> good at vi/vim is a genuine huge optimization, or a much smaller micro-optimization.<p>For example, going from hunt-and-peck to touch-typing is a <i>huge</i> noticeable optimization and totally worth it (in my opinion). Even if the learning process is not fun, you'll get enough out of it that you should do it.<p>Going from QWERTY to Dvorak, on the other hand, is less of a noticeable leap. You should do it if you'll enjoy the process, but the advantages aren't <i>so</i> big and <i>so</i> noticable that you should force yourself if it's not fun.<p>So, my question to people who are pretty regular with VI/VIM now, would you say the benefits are closer to moving from hunt-and-peck to touch-type, or from going from QWERTY to Dvorak?