It takes some getting used to, but once you do it's pretty easy to use.
I have a project file I use as a template with the top right panel set as Video Sequence Editor "Image Preview", the top left for Graph Editor (for transitions curves and stuff), the bottom half of the screen for the Video Sequence Editor for moving around the tracks. Then I just use Add -> Movie/Sound/Image/Effect for all of the actual editing.
When I'm done I switch one of the panels to Properties where I have the render settings configured to use ffmpeg for MP4 output and hit Animate.
I have a project file I use as a template with the top right panel set as Video Sequence Editor "Image Preview", the top left for Graph Editor (for transitions curves and stuff), the bottom half of the screen for the Video Sequence Editor for moving around the tracks. Then I just use Add -> Movie/Sound/Image/Effect for all of the actual editing.
When I'm done I switch one of the panels to Properties where I have the render settings configured to use ffmpeg for MP4 output and hit Animate.