Just switched to Neovim and it's amazing
Just switched to Neovim and it's amazing
Honestly... everybody should try out neovim for at least a week. I mean like... fully commit to it.
It's just amazing how fast and light on resource usage it is, compared to vscode.
For reference: I just opened qmk_firmware which has a shit load of clang code and files. Guess what, neovim doesn't even break a sweat, while vscode almost burns my CPU.
tried it. Now i have ptsd after attempting to config it. that's why i use helix, seems to work best with minimal configuration. Kakoune makes the most sence out of its keybind paradigm tho
Out of curiosity, what have you had trouble with config wise? I've been using vm/neovim for long enough that I can't relate to the setting up for the first time process anymore. Is it basic stuff or things like adding lsp?
Helix does come with more bells and whistles out of the box so it's great if you don't feel like tinkering with your setup. Couldn't be me, I love that shit!
I was dumb and spoiled by vscode, i wanted to integrate a task runner and a debugger. They both worked kinda shitty compared to what vscode does and i disliked how bloated the config was. Now i simply use GDB as the debugger and Just as the task runner, stickitg to helix more because of the keybinds, integrated tree sitter and other stuff.
I also love to tinker the environment i work in to my liking (love me my gruvbox hyprland), but i'm kinda not a fan of doing everything from scratch, and pre-made configs for nvim either give me agoraphobia by how huge they are, or are too barebones. Helix just clicked for me, because it offers everything necessary out of the box, while allowing to tailor the rest to your liking. Also, because of its editing model which is supperior.
Neovim is genuinely great, but I miss full integrated multicursor support, none of the multicursor libraries quite work seamlessly, I also miss the easily made javascript extensions every time I dive into lua
On the other hand dropping mouse usage entirely is a good little boost to productivity
For me using the nvim extension inside vscode was the sweet spot
Isn't this multicursor plugin one of the best, compared to, for exampme, VSCode?
https://github.com/mg979/vim-visual-multi
also
:%s/findStr/replaceStr/ggives a live preview too.:%s/findStr/replaceStr/g
has been around before neovim
Multi cursor stuff is cool. Maybe not a one to one replacement, but I tend to use global commands to do basically the same thing.
This is the way. Best of both worlds
How does the nvim-extension compare to vscodevim?
Oh wow, the whole thread is just people suggesting alternatives!! OP - enjoy your neovim and don't listen to the rest. It's a terrific editor and will be around for many decades more.
I really do enjoy it. It's also a lot of fun to tweak it to my likings and needs.
Welcome, friend! I mostly use JVM languages at work these days which makes me sad because Neovim isn't so great for them. It really is such a great editor though. It's great fun seeing how people customise it as well.
Lol.. I also spent the last week in customizing, going throuh almost all distros, until I found LazyVim to be the most vanilla one, with sane defaults and a great documentation.