Kakoune provides an efficient code editing environment, both very predictible, hence scriptable, and very interactive. Its learning curve is considerably easier than Vim thanks to a more consistent design associated with strong discoverability, while still being faster (as in less keystrokes) in most use cases.
Although easier to learn than Vim, the learning curve is still quite steep, however we have established that investing time into optimizing the text editing workflow is worth it for programmers. Moreover, Kakoune simply makes code editing a fun and rewarding experience.
Kakoune is still evolving, getting better as we get more users, and gathering more use cases to cater for. It’s already a very good code editor, and we need you to use it so that it can be made even better.