From my angle, I've been learning/using the CUA-type keyboard shortcuts since I was about 8 years old - so that's 20 years now, and 16 or so before I wrote a line of code.
The question is not 'how quickly can I learn open/save/etc in vim/Emacs?', or even 'how quickly can I learn open/save/etc and remember it next time I open vim/Emacs?' but 'how quickly will I be more productive in either of them than something that does use all the shortcuts I've been using for two decades and are basically wired into my unconscious as deep as the need for oxygen, food and sex?'
On that scale, I think a few weeks is the most generous estimate possible. I understand why people love vim and Emacs, but they often underestimate how steep the learning curve is if you're very, very used to doing the same things slightly differently.
From my angle, I've been learning/using the CUA-type keyboard shortcuts since I was about 8 years old - so that's 20 years now, and 16 or so before I wrote a line of code.
The question is not 'how quickly can I learn open/save/etc in vim/Emacs?', or even 'how quickly can I learn open/save/etc and remember it next time I open vim/Emacs?' but 'how quickly will I be more productive in either of them than something that does use all the shortcuts I've been using for two decades and are basically wired into my unconscious as deep as the need for oxygen, food and sex?'
On that scale, I think a few weeks is the most generous estimate possible. I understand why people love vim and Emacs, but they often underestimate how steep the learning curve is if you're very, very used to doing the same things slightly differently.