I am looking for tips for learning Vim or Emacs the smart way

Question

I am a quite happy user of Eclipse (I mostly develop in PHP and Python), however I found the answers to \"What specific productivity gains does Vim/Emacs provide over GUI text e

Answer 1

Using VIM, I find the following quick reference card very helpful, especially for the stuff I don't do everyday: VIM QuickReference

For emacs, you should read the GNU Emacs Manual. Don't try to do everything all at once. Start with the basic stuff, and then move on to the more powerful features once you're comfortable with the easier stuff.