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What does Helix do that Kakoune doesn't?
by jeltz 3y ago
What does Helix do that Kakoune doesn't?
- lwhsiao 3y agoFrom: https://helix-editor.com/ https://helix-editor.com/ > Mainly by having more things built-in. Kakoune is composable by design, relying on external tooling to manage splits and provide language server support. Helix instead chooses to integrate more. We also use tree-sitter for highlighting and code analysis.
- tester457 3y agoHere's a good comparison of the two. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29976369 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29976369
- cosmojg 3y agoA prominent Kakoune contributor wrote up a great blog post exploring that question here: https://phaazon.net/blog/more-hindsight-vim-helix-kakoune https://phaazon.net/blog/more-hindsight-vim-helix-kakoune
- unshavedyak 3y agoI switched from Kakoune to Helix after using Kakoune for a few years. Helix, to me, is everything i loved about Kakoune but with better defaults. It being in a language i love also is fun, as i almost immediately forked it and changed a few things - handy when they're still figuring out plugins.
- eviks 3y agoWorks on Windows