Re:NyaoVim: Web-enhanced Extensible Neovim Front End
by bananaoomarang on Wednesday March 09, 2016 @05:46AM
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Don't get me wrong: this is cool.
But... I'm not sure this is a good idea for a full time editor.
Having used Vim for years, then briefly Neovim, I recently switched to Spacemacs (Emacs + Evil) and haven't looked back. The advantage of Vim now is in it's lightness, so I still fire it up out of habit to edit config files etc.
Wrapping Neovim in Electron might well yield a really nice Atom competitor in the future, and it has the advantage that it is easily hack-able through something less esoteric than elsip. I just think it's a tough sell to developers when Spacemacs, Sublime and stock Vim exist.
But... I'm not sure this is a good idea for a full time editor.
Having used Vim for years, then briefly Neovim, I recently switched to Spacemacs (Emacs + Evil) and haven't looked back. The advantage of Vim now is in it's lightness, so I still fire it up out of habit to edit config files etc.
Wrapping Neovim in Electron might well yield a really nice Atom competitor in the future, and it has the advantage that it is easily hack-able through something less esoteric than elsip. I just think it's a tough sell to developers when Spacemacs, Sublime and stock Vim exist.