[Help] Where do I start to make my config? (programming.dev)

submitted 8 months ago by rastignac@programming.dev to c/neovim@programming.dev

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As much as neovim seems nice, I can't seem to find many resources to actually help start configuring neovim as a beginner. Help is very sparse, and the easiest thing seems to get a premade config, but then there are just too many features, and complexity gets in the way of understanding what's going on

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[-] cd_slash_rmrf@programming.dev 4 points 8 months ago

another way to start is to only do small configurations at first. as you code maybe you realize you want a tool that shows git diffs, install a plug-in that does that. over time, you gradually build your config. maybe you want to start using leader for custom key maps. a couple days later maybe you think you want a file picker so you add telescope. this 100% will take longer, but you'll intimately understand why every line in your config is there.

[-] Lemmyin@lemmy.nz 2 points 8 months ago

I agree with this. This worked fore when I started. I also used git to manage my config. So I could branch before trying various things and so on and easily return to working configs.

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