Re:Neovim Pack
by freedomben on Friday September 05, 2025 @03:46PM
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I do the same thing. I have maybe 7 or 8 that I use, favoring built in functionality even if it's interior to what a plug-in might offer
> You install everything you can get your hands on
Nah, I install what I find useful - sometimes I know exactly what I want and search for a specific plugin; other times, I just stumble upon something useful. Every now and then, I remove plugins I haven't used in a long time, but since most of them are lazily loaded, it's not like they get in the way.
> Unless there's a specific error message, how do you even know which package is responsible for the breakage?
If I recall correctly, there were one or two plugins I removed because they broke something, and in both cases, it was obvious which one was the culprit.
You and me have completely the opposite approach. You install everything you can get your hands on, I regularly prune my unused plugins to avoid bloat. I don't track what's changed: if I'm happy with a 10 year old version of a plugin, I don't see why I should update it.
> If a package breaks often, then I (and most other people) simply stop using it.
Unless there's a specific error message, how do you even know which package is responsible for the breakage? Ie a new visual glitch starts happening out of nowhere.