VIM Lightning talk

vim-lightning-talk.md

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                   WHY VIM IS THE BEST

                   20.2.2016 ClojureD

                     https://twitter.com/JuhoTeperi
                       https://github.com/Deraen

2 - Plugins

• https://github.com/tpope/vim-fireplace
  • Optionally depends on Cider-nrepl
  • Repl, autocomplete, docs etc.
• https://github.com/guns/vim-clojure-static
• https://github.com/guns/vim-sexp
  • https://github.com/tpope/vim-sexp-mappings-for-regular-people
  • Like paredit, but better
• https://github.com/Deraen/vim-cider
  • Additional cider-nrepl & refactor-nrepl functionaly [1]
• https://github.com/SevereOverfl0w/vim-cljrefactor
  • Like previous, not written by me
• https://github.com/snoe/clj-refactor.nvim
  • clj-refactor.el for Neovim
  • Written in ClojureScript!

1. Not perfect, no error handling etc.

3 - NEOVIM

• Vim fork
  • Drops support for OLD platforms etc. to make maintaining easier
  • Separates UI and "backend" [1]
• Async job control
• Plugins can be implemented in any language with Msgpack RPC support

1. https://github.com/carlosdcastillo/vim-mode

4 - Conclusion

• Vim is still great (13% use per state-of-clojure)
• We are piggybacking on some Cider and Refactor-nrepl features
• Neovim brings some hope

5 - Personal options

• Vimscript is not even that bad
• All Vim emulations are inferior to real deal
• Spacemacs is not Vim
  • ... when I tried it, I couldn't event open documentation (could be explained by my lack of motivation)
• https://github.com/Deraen/dotfiles/blob/master/.vimrc