How to minimize use of arrow keys when typing code?

Question

When typing code, I would normally close brackets, go back inside, go outside, type semicolon, etc:

I might start with (| is the caret):

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Answer 1

Another vote for Vim. Also, there are some great plugins for more standard IDEs that use Vi keybindings. I use jVI in Netbeans from time to time.

You'll find that the more you use Vim, the easier it is on your wrists. You'll also find that a sufficiently clever find/replace can save you quite a few keystrokes, as can a global action regex-y thing.

Bind :tabn and :tabp to something accessible like and and force yourself to get stuff done without giving up and using a proper GUI editor.