The best replacement for vim is emacs.

The best alternatives to vim are rated as following:
★★★★★  emacs
★★★★  vi
★★  nano
★★  gvim
★★  sublime
★★  notepad++
★★  eclipse
★  gedit
★  macvim
★  ide
★  textmate
★  sublime text
★  vim
★  emacs xkcd
  sublime 3
  sublime text 3
  visual studio
  scite
  atom
  sublime text 2
  slickedit
  netbeans
  lupin
  xcode
  cream
  notepad
  anjuta
  eclipse java
  emacs python
  emac
  rayan
  elvis
  jedit

Your alternative for vim is not listed? Suggest!
Speaking about vim, one probably shouldn't forget about vimrc.

Other search terms related to vim and their ratings are:
★★★★★ vimrc
★★★★★ cscope
★★★ crutches
★★★ golang
★★ ctags
★★ save
★ saving
★ xcode
★ latex
tmux
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