• agent_flounder@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    Yeah vscode.

    Today’s stupid question: are vim and neovim not the same thing? I just type vi (ancient habit) and use whatever it is that executes. (I can go search but interacting here is more fun lol)

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      2 years ago

      I believe neovim is just a fork of vim that’s still updated and has support for more modern features.

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              2 years ago

              Yeah, it doesn’t make a lot of sense. People talk about “when Linus dies”, and obviously that will be devastating, but in my mind Bram just was. I wish I’d made a point of meeting him, or at least sending him an email to say thanks. Not for vim specifically, though I will probably use it until my fingers quit working. As with countess others, Bram inspired me to learn about ICCF Holland, and from there I had the privilege of supporting a child in Uganda through school. That’s what I’d want to thank him for. And vim.

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      2 years ago

      Neovim is a fork of Vim. It uses Lua for configuration instead of the original Vim’s VimScript, but still has a lot of interoperability with original Vim plugins and configuration options.