> In Distraction-free mode, the editor occupies the entire main window with the source code centered. All other elements of the UI are hidden (tool windows, toolbars, and editor tabs) to help you focus on the source code of the current file. You can still use shortcuts to open tool windows, navigate, and perform other actions.
At my preferred font size I get ~60 lines of code on a 27" screen in CLion, and at the very most you could get 65 lines in with no borders at all, at least two lines would also be used by vim. So... 3 more lines? For using an editor instead of an IDE? No thanks.
Regardless, "can fit more code on one screen" is not even in my top 10 list of things I look for in my development environment.
For some projects I have different language environments - like CLion and PyCharm - open simultaneously. With a browser in the background for checking docs and StackOverflow.
I suppose I could do all of that in Vim too, but I'm not sure why I'd want to.
There are things I'd improve about JetBrains, not least the ability to effortlessly open the same project on different machines. Currently that's clunky for some languages.
But generally it's a damn fine product.
Tiny monitor.
Its like looking at your source code thru a paper towel tube instead of in VR.
Even if you can get a bigger monitor and give up on laptops, you'd STILL get to see more code at once using VIM.
Its "nice" and "interesting" I can see my build system innards on the left and with effort I can click them in and out but in practice people are lazy and just don't get to see as much.