I’m thinking of switching from VSC to VIM because VSC is too heavy in term of ressources usage.

Currently, I use the VSC + VIM extension and I’m pretty happy.

But nowadays, I avoid to open some monorepo projects because it takes too much time and I use the Github explorer instead. Also, I use the mouse too much.

So I finally took the decision to give a try to Neovim.

I initially started with SpaceVIM and it was a good experience. But there is too much magic for me. Also, I have the feeling to not learn VIM.

So I setup CoC with VIM-plug + NerdTree. It looks promising.

Do you have any tips for me?

  • simonced@lemmy.one
    2·
    1 year ago

    Hi there, glad to see new users. I would recommend using LSP instead of Coc if your language is supported. A good starting point could be with Lsp-Zero plugin, it can be used with some dependencies and you can customize to your liking. A bit of a steep learning curve maybe, but the result is worth the effort. Also, using Packer for plugin management might be a good alternative, and learning lua in the process. I finally converted my vim config into Lua, I can send a link to my repo if you want to take some inspiration.

  • complacent_jerboa@lemmy.world
    1·
    1 year ago

    Welcome! I recommend checking out https://github.com/nvim-lua/kickstart.nvim. From their readme:

    A starting point for Neovim that is:

    • Small
    • Single-file (with examples of moving to multi-file)
    • Documented
    • Modular

    This repo is meant to be used by YOU to begin your Neovim journey; remove the things you don’t use and add what you miss.

    My current neovim config is basically this, plus a few plugins added / removed.

  • zygo_histo_morpheus@programming.dev
    1·
    1 year ago

    How familiar are you with vim? You’ve been using it with vscode for a while so I figure you’re somewhat familiar with vim shortcuts? If you haven’t already, you should run through vimtutor. The built in help is very good in vim, it’s good to develop a habit of using :help and :helpgrep before googling. When in help pages you can use C-] to go to references in the documentation.

    Some resources that I found useful when getting in to vim:

    Articles: Oil and vinegar, Death by a thousand files

    Talks: Let vim do the typing, How to do 90% of what plugins do with just vim

    Speaking of plugins, tpope has an excellent repo of very good plugins that feel like they fit in very naturally with vim. I can especially recommend fugitive, commentary and surround