Why I use nvim

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• Prime’s tutorial for nvim from scratch, this is now outdated -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