# Why do I use VIM?

I've been using Vim for a month now. Although I'm probably still a newbie, I've mastered some of the features now. I think it's time for a quick feedback.

## First of all... What the hell is Vim?
![WHY.webp](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1635536025591/AAYHEQgtY.webp)
Vim is basically a text editor. Over time, features have been added. Now it has a built-in terminal, a plugin system and a lot of other cool stuff.

## Why should I use Vim?

Vim has a lot of **shortcuts** and is very **ergonomic**. Basically Vim allows you to **be more efficient**. However, this is not the only valid reason to move to Vim. Vim is a very simple text editor with few features initially, so it respects the [KISS principle](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principe_KISS).

## Vim or Neovim, which is better?

After testing both, I decided to stay with **the simplest possible** i.e. Vim. Neovim was born as a fork of Vim 7 but on Vim 8 a lot of Neovim's features have been integrated into Vim. Both have **generally the same features,** the shortcuts are the same, the base is identical. I would not mind using Neovim instead of Vim.

## Conclusion

No matter which text editor or IDE you use, the important thing is to be **productive**. If after some time spent on Vim you don't think you are more efficient, then you can use another IDE.