I don't believe it's a full rewrite. From Neovim's Vision statement: "Neovim is a refactor, and sometimes redactor, in the tradition of Vim (which itself deriv

I don't believe it's a full rewrite. From Neovim's Vision statement: "Neovim is a refactor, and sometimes redactor, in the tradition of Vim (which itself derives from Stevie). It is not a rewrite but a continuation and extension of Vim." https://neovim.io/charter/ https://neovim.io/charter/