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Why I use nvim

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vim

nvim in 2024

Why I started

  • RSI
  • seeing Prime
  • Looked like fun

How to start

  • Vim mode in Vscode
    • if you don’t know the motion, stay in insert mode and use vscode shortcuts you know
    • this way for ~2 - 3 months
  • Prime’s tutorial for nvim from scratch, this is now outdated -> would recommend a different one (e.g. typecraft)

What’s nice

  • knowing all the keymaps you setup yourself
  • it’s setup as I like & want
  • some motions are super nice - e.g. surround.vim or typescript lsp integration <shift-K> === hover etc.
  • PDE - personal development environment

What sucks

  • sometimes the configuration / package updates make it explode and it’s rather difficult to debug
  • had to migrate from a package to manager to a different one - packer -> lazy; packer unmaintained

Would I recommend?

  • Yes, I think it’s fun