If you know gdb, you know lldb… it’s pretty much a drop-in replacement.

Gdb doesn’t support arm macs. I’ve switched to lldb.

Vscode has helix bindings.

Speed of editing is rarely a bottleneck when editing code

It’s not just that though, its moving around your code. Being able to jump between matching brackets, follow references etc. it’s just quicker and easier with a modal editor.

I switched to helix last year after over twenty years of vim. I really like helix, but it did take some getting used to. Using multiple cursors instead of repeated commands etc