Re:Helix: A Neovim inspired editor, written in Rust
by BanazirGalbasi on Monday October 10, 2022 @12:37PM
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> Vim is available on ~every machine I could possibly interact with.
This is my exact reasoning for sticking with Vim. I use Neovim on my desktop, but I work with servers and have a homelab where I just want the greatest common factor. Nano is also an option, but just like you, my Vim muscle memory is embedded and I end up with :wq everywhere.
Is Helix cool? Absolutely. Will it replace [Neo]Vim? Not until it's installed by default everywhere, and that won't happen unless it has a compatibility mode for Vim shortcuts.
This is my exact reasoning for sticking with Vim. I use Neovim on my desktop, but I work with servers and have a homelab where I just want the greatest common factor. Nano is also an option, but just like you, my Vim muscle memory is embedded and I end up with :wq everywhere.
Is Helix cool? Absolutely. Will it replace [Neo]Vim? Not until it's installed by default everywhere, and that won't happen unless it has a compatibility mode for Vim shortcuts.