My mate TextMate?

I have been using BBEdit for nearly all my code work, every day, for the past 9 years. I have it configured just the way I like to work; I have my own custom shortcuts as well as being familiar with the factory default shortcuts that I haven't needed to tweak. I love BBEdit's search and replace, the text manipulation features and I really like the way it works when editing remote files.

The idea of switching to a new text editor after all this time is slightly daunting, especially with tight production deadlines to meet. That said, I have been inspired by my colleague Dom Hay's recent blog post on TextMate to try a switch for a while. I want to see how quickly I can learn it, configure it and whether it shapes up to be a better tool for me.

I thought I would post on this now, just as I start on this slightly daunting task, to ask if anyone else has been long term users of BBEdit and made the switch over to TextMate? Perhaps you use TextMate on a daily basis? I would be really interested in hearing what advice you might offer someone who is switching from another program. What shortcuts would you reset if any?

Expect to see more posts on how this goes and whether or not I choose to make the switch a permanent one.