I have started using vim just a couple of years ago, much later than I've started coding and got introduced to vim. Initially I thought that vim is for hipster nerds who would rather use something awkward and completely ignore some useful mainstream stuff like arrow keys and a mouse.

Later I've developed a wrist pain and got interested in ergonomics. One thing I've noticed was how badly the arrow keys are positioned and how "unhealthy" it is to use a mouse with a right hand (numpad shifts the position of a mouse too far right). And then I started thinking about minimising use of a mouse and arrow keys. This led to the rediscovering of vim.

It was surprisingly easy to learn and later surprisingly hard to use other editors.