Are you saying that you find Cursorless easier that emacs/evil? If so, can you elaborate on what it is about Cursorless that you find reduces cognitive load?
- I can delete a whole line/function/paragraph with one command from anywhere in the viewport.
- I can bring a variable name from anywhere in the viewport to anywhere else with one command, and if the name is hard to type quickly or doesn't autocomplete well (perhaps because it is similar to other names in the file) that is a large boost in speed.
- I can add whitespace around function arguments, or empty lines above/below any given line without having to move my cursor there first.
- etc.
I’ll check it out. Does it mesh well with other VSCode functionality? I’m just wondering if you can use it in tandem with a normal keyboard.
As far as using it in tandem with a keyboard, the main issues you might run into are timing. If you happen to be moving the cursor or typing while a voice command is running it could cause issues. You would probably end up having to take a second to pause and wait for the command to finish before starting to use your keyboard. Other than that, you should be able to use the VSCode instance like normal at any point.
I'll also add that the cursor movement functionality, while quite useful as you get started, becomes less and less relevant as you get comfortable with the more advanced Cursorless commands for syntax tree manipulation