Neovim

Last updated Nov 4, 2024

Text editor evolved from the old vim. People call it not IDE, such as VSCode or similar, but PDE (Personalized Development Environment).

I use Neovim with tmux for everything I can. I have mentioned in Personal Knowledge Management Workflow for a Deeper Life, how it gives me clarity for writing, especially Vim Language (and Motions), a modular way of editing text that came with vim but can be found through plugins on any other IDE as well.

See also Why Vim Is More than Just an Editor – Vim Language, Motions, and Modes Explained, where I wrote 3000 words about why I still use Neovim in the modern world of editors. Also, check out DHH’s article about Finding The Last Editor.

See more on my Neovim Setup.

• kickstarter
• LunarVim
• AstroVim
• NvChad

It’s scary how versatile/productive your terminal, and specifically Neovim, can get.

Shared on X and LinkedIn. Also, check my demo of SQL-IDE in vim.

In one screen:

1. data integration/dbt code
2. analysis of SQL queries -> Query databases in vim (vim-dadbod)
3. db connections/browser -> Query databases in vim (vim-dadbod)
4. result of queries -> Query databases in vim (vim-dadbod)
5. docker build
6. dbt run
7. postgres
8. more windows/sessions (tmux)

tree, lsp and outline (and rose-pine):

lsp reference and file search:

git:

Markdown (showing titles, bold, italic with hiding symbols, except on the current line):

• live rendering like Obsidian: GitHub - OXY2DEV/markview.nvim: An experimental markdown previewer for Neovim
• GitHub - iamcco/markdown-preview.nvim: markdown preview plugin for (neo)vim
• Images for Neovim
  • 3rd/image.nvim -> might be the better option
  • edluffy/hologram.nvim -> didn’t work as of 2024-10-20 (2 years inactivity)

# The connection to self-hosting

(Neo)vim is to text editors what self-hosting is to blogging platforms. Here’s why

People often jump between:

• Blogging platforms: WordPress → Medium → Substack -> …a
• Text editors: Dreamweaer -> Notepad++ → Sublime → VSCode → Zed → Cursor (see My Text Editors History (IDEs))

But (Neo)vim, like self-hosting:

• Has a steeper learning curve initially
• Requires more setup and maintenance
• Rewards long-term investment
• Can be customized exactly to your needs
• Grows with your skills
• Gives you complete control
• Is a sustainable, long-term solution"

Bsky

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Created 2023-04-10