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It's similar to insert mode, but it replaces the text instead of inserting it."]},void 0,!0,{fileName:"/vercel/path0/data/blog/_mdx_bundler_entry_point-a7849beb-158c-48b9-ba98-9a7947e3f754.mdx",lineNumber:40,columnNumber:1},this),` `]},void 0,!0,{fileName:"/vercel/path0/data/blog/_mdx_bundler_entry_point-a7849beb-158c-48b9-ba98-9a7947e3f754.mdx",lineNumber:34,columnNumber:1},this),` `,(0,a.jsxDEV)(n.p,{children:["You can read more about ",(0,a.jsxDEV)(n.a,{href:"https://www.linux.com/training-tutorials/vim-101-beginners-guide-vim/",children:"Vim modes and navigation here"},void 0,!1,{fileName:"/vercel/path0/data/blog/_mdx_bundler_entry_point-a7849beb-158c-48b9-ba98-9a7947e3f754.mdx",lineNumber:42,columnNumber:25},this),"."]},void 0,!0,{fileName:"/vercel/path0/data/blog/_mdx_bundler_entry_point-a7849beb-158c-48b9-ba98-9a7947e3f754.mdx",lineNumber:42,columnNumber:1},this),` `,(0,a.jsxDEV)(n.h2,{id:"learning-curve",children:[(0,a.jsxDEV)(n.a,{className:"title-anchor",href:"#learning-curve",children:(0,a.jsxDEV)(n.span,{className:"icon icon-link"},void 0,!1,{fileName:"/vercel/path0/data/blog/_mdx_bundler_entry_point-a7849beb-158c-48b9-ba98-9a7947e3f754.mdx"},this)},void 0,!1,{fileName:"/vercel/path0/data/blog/_mdx_bundler_entry_point-a7849beb-158c-48b9-ba98-9a7947e3f754.mdx"},this),"Learning curve"]},void 0,!0,{fileName:"/vercel/path0/data/blog/_mdx_bundler_entry_point-a7849beb-158c-48b9-ba98-9a7947e3f754.mdx",lineNumber:44,columnNumber:1},this),` `,(0,a.jsxDEV)(n.p,{children:`Vim has a steep learning curve, but it's worth it. You can start with the basics, and then learn more advanced stuff. Once you get used to it, you will have a feeling that your fingers are flying over the keyboard, you are navigating, editing and replacing much faster and you do not need to use your mouse.`},void 0,!1,{fileName:"/vercel/path0/data/blog/_mdx_bundler_entry_point-a7849beb-158c-48b9-ba98-9a7947e3f754.mdx",lineNumber:46,columnNumber:1},this),` `,(0,a.jsxDEV)(n.p,{children:["I would advise to start with adding the extension for ",(0,a.jsxDEV)(n.a,{href:"https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=vintharas.learn-vim",children:"learning Vim in VSCode"},void 0,!1,{fileName:"/vercel/path0/data/blog/_mdx_bundler_entry_point-a7849beb-158c-48b9-ba98-9a7947e3f754.mdx",lineNumber:50,columnNumber:55},this),`. That will help you to get started with Vim, and you will be able to use Vim in VSCode. Then you can start using it with `,(0,a.jsxDEV)(n.a,{href:"https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=vscodevim.vim",children:"VSCode extension"},void 0,!1,{fileName:"/vercel/path0/data/blog/_mdx_bundler_entry_point-a7849beb-158c-48b9-ba98-9a7947e3f754.mdx",lineNumber:52,columnNumber:6},this),"."]},void 0,!0,{fileName:"/vercel/path0/data/blog/_mdx_bundler_entry_point-a7849beb-158c-48b9-ba98-9a7947e3f754.mdx",lineNumber:50,columnNumber:1},this),` `,(0,a.jsxDEV)(n.p,{children:`That's how I did that and started to use it. Of course, I already knew the basics - but never used Vim on a full-time basis for working with code.`},void 0,!1,{fileName:"/vercel/path0/data/blog/_mdx_bundler_entry_point-a7849beb-158c-48b9-ba98-9a7947e3f754.mdx",lineNumber:54,columnNumber:1},this),` `,(0,a.jsxDEV)(n.h2,{id:"nvim-editors-and-plugins",children:[(0,a.jsxDEV)(n.a,{className:"title-anchor",href:"#nvim-editors-and-plugins",children:(0,a.jsxDEV)(n.span,{className:"icon icon-link"},void 0,!1,{fileName:"/vercel/path0/data/blog/_mdx_bundler_entry_point-a7849beb-158c-48b9-ba98-9a7947e3f754.mdx"},this)},void 0,!1,{fileName:"/vercel/path0/data/blog/_mdx_bundler_entry_point-a7849beb-158c-48b9-ba98-9a7947e3f754.mdx"},this),"Nvim editors and plugins"]},void 0,!0,{fileName:"/vercel/path0/data/blog/_mdx_bundler_entry_point-a7849beb-158c-48b9-ba98-9a7947e3f754.mdx",lineNumber:57,columnNumber:1},this),` `,(0,a.jsxDEV)(n.p,{children:`I believe that this is the greatest thing in Neovim. Nvim is a highly customizable editor, and you can configure it to your needs as you need.`},void 0,!1,{fileName:"/vercel/path0/data/blog/_mdx_bundler_entry_point-a7849beb-158c-48b9-ba98-9a7947e3f754.mdx",lineNumber:59,columnNumber:1},this),` `,(0,a.jsxDEV)(n.p,{children:["There are plenty of plugins for Neovim, that can be easily installed via plugin managers like ",(0,a.jsxDEV)(n.a,{href:"https://github.com/junegunn/vim-plug",children:"vim-plug"},void 0,!1,{fileName:"/vercel/path0/data/blog/_mdx_bundler_entry_point-a7849beb-158c-48b9-ba98-9a7947e3f754.mdx",lineNumber:62,columnNumber:95},this),` or `,(0,a.jsxDEV)(n.a,{href:"https://github.com/wbthomason/packer.nvim",children:"packer.nvim"},void 0,!1,{fileName:"/vercel/path0/data/blog/_mdx_bundler_entry_point-a7849beb-158c-48b9-ba98-9a7947e3f754.mdx",lineNumber:63,columnNumber:4},this),"."]},void 0,!0,{fileName:"/vercel/path0/data/blog/_mdx_bundler_entry_point-a7849beb-158c-48b9-ba98-9a7947e3f754.mdx",lineNumber:62,columnNumber:1},this),` `,(0,a.jsxDEV)(n.p,{children:`You are not tied to a specific folder structure or requirements, plugins can be installed in the way you want. You can also create your plugins, and share them with the community.`},void 0,!1,{fileName:"/vercel/path0/data/blog/_mdx_bundler_entry_point-a7849beb-158c-48b9-ba98-9a7947e3f754.mdx",lineNumber:65,columnNumber:1},this),` `,(0,a.jsxDEV)(n.p,{children:"In other editors, a lot of things are integrated by default or you can easily install them as extensions."},void 0,!1,{fileName:"/vercel/path0/data/blog/_mdx_bundler_entry_point-a7849beb-158c-48b9-ba98-9a7947e3f754.mdx",lineNumber:68,columnNumber:1},this),` `,(0,a.jsxDEV)(n.p,{children:"I Neovim you will need to install and configure everything by yourself. For instance:"},void 0,!1,{fileName:"/vercel/path0/data/blog/_mdx_bundler_entry_point-a7849beb-158c-48b9-ba98-9a7947e3f754.mdx",lineNumber:70,columnNumber:1},this),` `,(0,a.jsxDEV)(n.ul,{children:[` `,(0,a.jsxDEV)(n.li,{children:[`You will need to install the LSP (Language Server Protocol) plugin `,(0,a.jsxDEV)(n.a,{href:"https://github.com/neovim/nvim-lspconfig",children:"nvim-lspconfig"},void 0,!1,{fileName:"/vercel/path0/data/blog/_mdx_bundler_entry_point-a7849beb-158c-48b9-ba98-9a7947e3f754.mdx",lineNumber:73,columnNumber:3},this)," and then configure it for the language you want to use."]},void 0,!0,{fileName:"/vercel/path0/data/blog/_mdx_bundler_entry_point-a7849beb-158c-48b9-ba98-9a7947e3f754.mdx",lineNumber:72,columnNumber:1},this),` `,(0,a.jsxDEV)(n.li,{children:"Manually add linter and formatter"},void 0,!1,{fileName:"/vercel/path0/data/blog/_mdx_bundler_entry_point-a7849beb-158c-48b9-ba98-9a7947e3f754.mdx",lineNumber:74,columnNumber:1},this),` `,(0,a.jsxDEV)(n.li,{children:"File explorer"},void 0,!1,{fileName:"/vercel/path0/data/blog/_mdx_bundler_entry_point-a7849beb-158c-48b9-ba98-9a7947e3f754.mdx",lineNumber:75,columnNumber:1},this),` `,(0,a.jsxDEV)(n.li,{children:"Plugins for debugging, testing"},void 0,!1,{fileName:"/vercel/path0/data/blog/_mdx_bundler_entry_point-a7849beb-158c-48b9-ba98-9a7947e3f754.mdx",lineNumber:76,columnNumber:1},this),` `,(0,a.jsxDEV)(n.li,{children:"Status line"},void 0,!1,{fileName:"/vercel/path0/data/blog/_mdx_bundler_entry_point-a7849beb-158c-48b9-ba98-9a7947e3f754.mdx",lineNumber:77,columnNumber:1},this),` `,(0,a.jsxDEV)(n.li,{children:"Git integration"},void 0,!1,{fileName:"/vercel/path0/data/blog/_mdx_bundler_entry_point-a7849beb-158c-48b9-ba98-9a7947e3f754.mdx",lineNumber:78,columnNumber:1},this),` `,(0,a.jsxDEV)(n.li,{children:"Terminal integration (if you use the integrated terminal in your editor)"},void 0,!1,{fileName:"/vercel/path0/data/blog/_mdx_bundler_entry_point-a7849beb-158c-48b9-ba98-9a7947e3f754.mdx",lineNumber:79,columnNumber:1},this),` `,(0,a.jsxDEV)(n.li,{children:"Icons and Themes"},void 0,!1,{fileName:"/vercel/path0/data/blog/_mdx_bundler_entry_point-a7849beb-158c-48b9-ba98-9a7947e3f754.mdx",lineNumber:80,columnNumber:1},this),` `]},void 0,!0,{fileName:"/vercel/path0/data/blog/_mdx_bundler_entry_point-a7849beb-158c-48b9-ba98-9a7947e3f754.mdx",lineNumber:72,columnNumber:1},this),` `,(0,a.jsxDEV)(n.p,{children:"and so on and so on."},void 0,!1,{fileName:"/vercel/path0/data/blog/_mdx_bundler_entry_point-a7849beb-158c-48b9-ba98-9a7947e3f754.mdx",lineNumber:82,columnNumber:1},this),` `,(0,a.jsxDEV)(n.p,{children:"So it feels more like you are constructing your editor :)"},void 0,!1,{fileName:"/vercel/path0/data/blog/_mdx_bundler_entry_point-a7849beb-158c-48b9-ba98-9a7947e3f754.mdx",lineNumber:84,columnNumber:1},this),` `,(0,a.jsxDEV)(n.p,{children:"Of course, this might sound like a lot of work, but that's a lot of fun and a great feeling of ownership over your editor."},void 0,!1,{fileName:"/vercel/path0/data/blog/_mdx_bundler_entry_point-a7849beb-158c-48b9-ba98-9a7947e3f754.mdx",lineNumber:86,columnNumber:1},this),` `,(0,a.jsxDEV)(n.p,{children:["If you would like to save time, you can use already premade configurations like ",(0,a.jsxDEV)(n.a,{href:"https://www.lunarvim.org/",children:"LunarVim"},void 0,!1,{fileName:"/vercel/path0/data/blog/_mdx_bundler_entry_point-a7849beb-158c-48b9-ba98-9a7947e3f754.mdx",lineNumber:88,columnNumber:81},this),", ",(0,a.jsxDEV)(n.a,{href:"https://astronvim.com/",children:"AstroNvim"},void 0,!1,{fileName:"/vercel/path0/data/blog/_mdx_bundler_entry_point-a7849beb-158c-48b9-ba98-9a7947e3f754.mdx",lineNumber:88,columnNumber:120},this),`, `,(0,a.jsxDEV)(n.a,{href:"https://github.com/doom-neovim/doom-nvim",children:"Doom"},void 0,!1,{fileName:"/vercel/path0/data/blog/_mdx_bundler_entry_point-a7849beb-158c-48b9-ba98-9a7947e3f754.mdx",lineNumber:89,columnNumber:1},this)," or any other. I use a slightly modified AstroNvim configuration, which I adjusted for my needs."]},void 0,!0,{fileName:"/vercel/path0/data/blog/_mdx_bundler_entry_point-a7849beb-158c-48b9-ba98-9a7947e3f754.mdx",lineNumber:88,columnNumber:1},this),` `,(0,a.jsxDEV)(n.h2,{id:"is-it-a-replacement-for-vscode",children:[(0,a.jsxDEV)(n.a,{className:"title-anchor",href:"#is-it-a-replacement-for-vscode",children:(0,a.jsxDEV)(n.span,{className:"icon icon-link"},void 0,!1,{fileName:"/vercel/path0/data/blog/_mdx_bundler_entry_point-a7849beb-158c-48b9-ba98-9a7947e3f754.mdx"},this)},void 0,!1,{fileName:"/vercel/path0/data/blog/_mdx_bundler_entry_point-a7849beb-158c-48b9-ba98-9a7947e3f754.mdx"},this),"Is it a replacement for VSCode?"]},void 0,!0,{fileName:"/vercel/path0/data/blog/_mdx_bundler_entry_point-a7849beb-158c-48b9-ba98-9a7947e3f754.mdx",lineNumber:91,columnNumber:1},this),` `,(0,a.jsxDEV)(n.p,{children:`I would say that it depends on your needs. I use both of them daily and switching between them is not a problem for me. Although you can try to configure Neovim as much as possible closer to your main editor or IDE, it's still will be just a text editor, and it will not have all the great features that provide complete IDE or editors like VSCode.`},void 0,!1,{fileName:"/vercel/path0/data/blog/_mdx_bundler_entry_point-a7849beb-158c-48b9-ba98-9a7947e3f754.mdx",lineNumber:93,columnNumber:1},this),` `,(0,a.jsxDEV)(n.p,{children:`For instance, I prefer to use VSCode when I need to resolve a lot of merge conflicts or when I work on a huge feature branch with someone else, thanks to git integration in VSCode I can see the messages from code reviewers directly in the editor, and I can resolve them much faster.`},void 0,!1,{fileName:"/vercel/path0/data/blog/_mdx_bundler_entry_point-a7849beb-158c-48b9-ba98-9a7947e3f754.mdx",lineNumber:97,columnNumber:1},this),` `,(0,a.jsxDEV)(n.h2,{id:"conclusion",children:[(0,a.jsxDEV)(n.a,{className:"title-anchor",href:"#conclusion",children:(0,a.jsxDEV)(n.span,{className:"icon icon-link"},void 0,!1,{fileName:"/vercel/path0/data/blog/_mdx_bundler_entry_point-a7849beb-158c-48b9-ba98-9a7947e3f754.mdx"},this)},void 0,!1,{fileName:"/vercel/path0/data/blog/_mdx_bundler_entry_point-a7849beb-158c-48b9-ba98-9a7947e3f754.mdx"},this),"Conclusion"]},void 0,!0,{fileName:"/vercel/path0/data/blog/_mdx_bundler_entry_point-a7849beb-158c-48b9-ba98-9a7947e3f754.mdx",lineNumber:100,columnNumber:1},this),` `,(0,a.jsxDEV)(n.p,{children:[`Even though might look like a Stone Age, I would recommend giving it a shot. 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