You can get pretty far with regexes but you run into non hygenic macro problems. I use UltiSnips with regex snippets and python replacements and have gotten int

You can get pretty far with regexes but you run into non hygenic macro problems. I use UltiSnips with regex snippets and python replacements and have gotten interesting stuff out of it like the JSON key quoting. The problem is that I have to remember to expand the snippet. It's the difference between having the always right indentation settings versus having the 90% right indentation settings. It doesn't seem like a lot of effort but results in a significant drop of cognitive load for me. I'm on twitter and use the same username everywhere.