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Regarding vim binds (and speed), I highly recommend the Doom configuration. Very snappy performance (unless you're on Windows), pre-configured with evil.
Writing code is what Emacs is for, don't worry about that. Just remember most programming languages might need a plugin to work (like cc-mode for C and C++, js-mode for javascript). Magit is an amazing git client inside Emacs. I definitely prefer if over the usual terminal git, because you can easily view changes and commit history. Org mode is an amazing note taker built-in to Emacs. You might want to use Org Roam for more features in note-taking.
Lisp take a while to learn, but you really don't need too much knowledge. I would recommend using blocks of code from others' configs as a beginner.