A developer with extensive Vim experience explores Helix editor, appreciating its coherence, familiarity through selection-first editing, and out-of-the-box features like tree-sitter and LSP support. Despite recognizing Helix's superior design philosophy and discoverability, they ultimately return to Neovim because muscle memory and Vim's action-first mental model feel more natural. The piece includes a minimal 214-line Neovim configuration using mini.nvim and telescope that replicates many Helix features while preserving Vim keybindings.