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> what are you really gaining by using VSCode The out of the box experience is vastly superior to neovim, you have to configure a lot less stuff. The default

> what are you really gaining by using VSCode The out of the box experience is vastly superior to neovim, you have to configure a lot less stuff. The default keybindings are not esoteric. Adding support for a new language is just clicking a button to install the extension, you don't have to configure or install the LSP yourself (or even know what an LSP is). For me personally, better support for c#/.net. You can make a nice IDE with neovim and plugins and a GUI but you do have to make it, whereas you just have to install vscode and you are done.

oxidant 2y ago
Astronvim[0] is plug and play. Easy to add LSPs (Mason), easy to add syntax highlighting (TreeSitter), and easy to configure (Lua, no JSON). I can't stand VSCode due to personal preference [1], but I won't fault someone else using it. If configuration is stopping you from using neovim, use Astronvim or another pre built solution. [0] https://astronvim.com/ https://astronvim.com/ [1] my main beef is lack of support for my ingrained Jetbrains shortcuts and the find window being in the sidebar. How anyone can use the search results easily is behind me. I know you can move it, it's just annoying.
- mark38848 2y ago
  I use astronvim and still don't know how to get Purescript to work.
- d_programmer 2y ago
  You can just simply ignore that find window and instead use the "Go to Symbol" feature by pressing Ctrl + T to navigate quickly between symbols (variable + function + classes + etc).
asabla 2y ago
> For me personally, better support for c#/.net. I feel this one. Especially if you want to do anything with razor pages and/or Blazor. It's still workable. But the experience is far from VS Code and Visual Studio sadly
goosejuice 2y ago
Lazyvim is pretty plug & play with room to grow. Zed and helix are good off the shelf alts. I think the days are pretty far gone for having to really do much work to have a nice nvim setup

oxidant 2y ago

Astronvim[0] is plug and play. Easy to add LSPs (Mason), easy to add syntax highlighting (TreeSitter), and easy to configure (Lua, no JSON). I can't stand VSCode due to personal preference [1], but I won't fault someone else using it. If configuration is stopping you from using neovim, use Astronvim or another pre built solution. [0] https://astronvim.com/ https://astronvim.com/ [1] my main beef is lack of support for my ingrained Jetbrains shortcuts and the find window being in the sidebar. How anyone can use the search results easily is behind me. I know you can move it, it's just annoying.

mark38848 2y ago
I use astronvim and still don't know how to get Purescript to work.
d_programmer 2y ago
You can just simply ignore that find window and instead use the "Go to Symbol" feature by pressing Ctrl + T to navigate quickly between symbols (variable + function + classes + etc).

asabla 2y ago

> For me personally, better support for c#/.net. I feel this one. Especially if you want to do anything with razor pages and/or Blazor. It's still workable. But the experience is far from VS Code and Visual Studio sadly

goosejuice 2y ago

Lazyvim is pretty plug & play with room to grow. Zed and helix are good off the shelf alts. I think the days are pretty far gone for having to really do much work to have a nice nvim setup