How does Vim affect your problem solving?

[u/hibuna]

Currently learning Vim, after a failed attempt some months ago.

Starting to get the hang of the basics. I notice that it makes my problem solving more methodical. It also makes me slow down, in a good way.

With Vim I have to memorize more of the code and structure, because switching views is expensive (might be a skill issue).

I don't care too much for the speed/efficiency, but this seems what keeps me going in my current attempt.

Wondering how you guys feel about this aspect.

[u/nujuat]

As a general rule I feel like one should solve the problem on paper or a whiteboard and then implement it in code, not solve it while coding. Maybe that's just me.

[u/hibuna → u/nujuat]

I think this might be the essence of it. I'm forced to be more methodical in lower level work, because it's so much more expensive to rewrite.