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Re:The evolution of Lua, continued [pdf] by jrop on Tuesday October 07, 2025 @11:51AM (#45504684)
I'm actually trying to work on a video-series to do just this. I've made my own rudimentary plugins reproducing several popular ones, and would like to walk through how I made: a) file-tree b) picker/fzf replacment c) hop/leap replacement d) surround plugin e) code-formatter f) hydra (sub-modes) g) many "UI" (interactive) buffers, etc.

None of these are published because the popular ones are better and provide more functionality, but I want to share what I believe is more valuable: what I learned while writing them.

Re:The evolution of Lua, continued [pdf] by azemetre on Tuesday October 07, 2025 @12:00PM (#45504839)
That sounds great! Do you have a youtube channel or something to follow when you release it?
Re:The evolution of Lua, continued [pdf] by jrop on Tuesday October 07, 2025 @12:03PM (#45504886)
Yep, though I'm still trying to hit my stride recording videos. I don't release regularly because of lots of amazing $life things.

https://www.youtube.com/@nocturing

If you want a sneak peak of what I want to walk through, check this repo (see the examples/ folder): https://github.com/jrop/u.nvim