TIL: kakoune, which is like neovim, but not
Just learned about kakoune today. I looks like vim or neovim, but it's very different. The key combos are different, it feels like zero-config and decent out of the box, and it's very snappy, too. Because I'm used to vim key combos, it's a pain to learn something new, but I'm staying curious.
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🐝 pirkka
May 20 · 2 days ago · 👍 argenkiwi, Apple
🗿 argenkiwi · May 21 at 01:09:
Have you checked the Helix editor? It was inspired by kakoune and it is a solid NeoVim competitor.
🚀 yingfan · May 21 at 01:15:
I'll vote for Helix too, especially if you're after something that's "battery included".
🐝 pirkka [OP] · May 21 at 07:11:
@argenkiwi so there's a derivative of a derivative of a derivative of vim (helix <- kakoune <- nvim <- vim)? My head starts spinning :D I have not checked it, but obviously that's what I'm gonna do the moment I have free time today
(whereas vim is also a derivative of vi)
[upd] Helix is neat! It has yet another set of hotkeys, which made me go mad for a minute after learning how to get around in kakoune, and I'm very early on the learning path, but looks very nice and promising. Also TIL hx --tutor, going through it to learn about the key commands
🦋 CarloMonte · May 21 at 12:38:
just go to helix. here is where the evolution ends (for now). it has the proper sentence order (noun, verb), has access to language servers and so on. the only thing i miss is pannel resizing (it can only split 50-50, but not 33-66 etc.).
🚀 stack · 23 hours ago:
kakoune is very interesting. It makes even more sense than vim, and is more minimalist. I tried a couple of times but always go back to vim.
helix is probably great for you if you like things like Python. I tried it and hated it.