It's an editor entirely focused in being used to work efficiently and in an optimized way, specifically when using *nix systems, it has tons of keyboard shortcuts to make simple tasks quickly, it has tons of plugins and configs ready to set, it's well known, it has a large community.

- I can type code faster using VIM compared with other text editor because of editing macros. - Fast search. You only need to type '/' followed by text you want to search in command mode.

One of the best feature of Vim is its actually a modular text editor. You can change/edit the function in every key on your keyboard, so that it can help you type more faster and efficient. As a Web programmer, I prefer this text editor also because of its simple interface. It doesn't have a lot of button on the side and top of the screen, basically, its more like a blank white page, where you can write anything on it without getting confused or annoyed.