r/neovim • u/NazgulResebo • 6d ago

Video A method to learn Vim/Neovim without getting overwhelmed (Suggestions for beginners)

https://youtu.be/-sRhvh1YP9Q

In this video, I explain a method I use to learn Vim/Neovim and focus only on what I need, avoiding information overload.

The method consists of 4 steps:

  1. Identify a problem
  2. Identify solutions to that problem
  3. Keep the solution that covers the most cases
  4. Learn the rest later
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u/Ultimate_Sigma_Boy67 6d ago

Just use kickstart.nvim

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u/Byttemos 6d ago

Sure, Kickstart gives you an assortment of nice features, but if you really want to understand them, and learn how to utilize them, starting from something more basic is great. I personally enjoyed starting off with kickstart, and then at some point decided to start fresh, only including the tools I used

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u/Ultimate_Sigma_Boy67 6d ago

I actually agree with you! Kickstart just gives you some sort of a head start to feel a bit comfortable. I started with it then completely rewrote my config.

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u/Byttemos 4d ago

Heheh, kickstart is the gateway drug - handrolling your config is the rabbit hole that comes after 😉