<Space> Review

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Which key works best as Vim leader?

Pros

Pro
Easily reachable with both hands

In most keyboard layouts it is the biggest key and is reachable with both hands easily.

Pro
No need to move your hands away from home row

Pro
By default, <Space> does the same thing as lowercase `L`

Cons

Con
There are better uses for <space>

It is better to use space for EasyMotion. This is an important key that's rarely used.

Con
Space feels clumsy once you use it in combos, as a single hit key it's great

Use space for stuff you use all the time (eg FZF), once you try combos it feels super odd. I guess the thumb is just a different animal than the other fingers...

Con
Space is commonly used to toggle folds

For those who use folds a lot, a common mapping is:
nnoremap <space> za
Not a problem if you don't share your editing session with anyone else of course.