I think vim is especially well-suited to front-end dev, as it is one of the software areas that doesn't depend heavily on an IDE (as opposed to, say, Java). For me, vim keybindings are wired into my brain after a few years of use, and it lightens my cognitive load, just as it is stated in TFA. So, to answer your question:
> Why not just use a good, well-rounded editor like Sublime or Atom, or even Eclipse, for that matter..?
- Sublime: Closed-source.
- Eclipse: I don't need that big of an environment just for editing text.
- Atom: That one actually tempts me. I gave it a try, with the vim keybindings plugin, and it had a slight delay when executing commands that made me go away. I'm keeping a close eye on neovim integration, though; it sounds very promising.
It doesn't matter what type of dev you are front/back-end, Vim is (one) of the best text editors for coding period. I use it for both front and backend, and for note-taking when I'm doing UX design. Or when I'm writing blog posts. Or when I need to write a long email.
I also use Vim bindings in my browser thx to cVim.
> Why not just use a good, well-rounded editor like Sublime or Atom, or even Eclipse, for that matter..?
- Sublime: Closed-source. - Eclipse: I don't need that big of an environment just for editing text. - Atom: That one actually tempts me. I gave it a try, with the vim keybindings plugin, and it had a slight delay when executing commands that made me go away. I'm keeping a close eye on neovim integration, though; it sounds very promising.