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How on earth can it be weird that a vim extension is written in vimscript?!
by gsinclair 1y ago
How on earth can it be weird that a vim extension is written in vimscript?!
- stavros 1y agoWell imagine a Java extension being written in Javascript...
- groutlloyd 1y agoIt's rad man, someone should do this.
- cess11 1y agoDon't have to imagine, it's been a thing since Java 8. https://www.baeldung.com/java-nashorn https://www.baeldung.com/java-nashorn
- reactordev 1y agoSunsetted in Java 14. Now it’s Graal.
- Graziano_M 1y agoVim is basically dead. Most new plugins are written in Lue (for Neovim). I don’t like Lue much but it’s 1000x better than vim script. I occasionally tweak my Neovim plugins but don’t bother with those written in Vimscript.
- JSR_FDED 1y ago1. Vim is extremely alive 2. “Lue” is actually Lua 3. It’s very possible to use both Vimscript and Lua in the same Neovim setup, so transition (or don’t) at your leisure. 4. New plugins tend to be written in Lua (for Neovim).
- Graziano_M 1y agoYes, new plugins are written in Lua, and this one wasn't. That is what is too bad. Previous comment was written on my phone and it decided to autocorrect Lua to Lue.
- reactordev 1y agoThere are far more vim users in the world than you realize. Every time I’m on ssh, I’m on vim. So daily, for the last 30 years.