I have been coding Python primarily in Visual Studio Code with Vim key bindings. I just installed Arch Linux and I'd like to experiment with my options.
Any thoughts on Doom Emacs vs Neovim or Vim?
Ask HN: Doom Emacs vs. Neovim or Vim?
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Re: Ask HN: Doom Emacs vs. Neovim or Vim?
#2Re: Ask HN: Doom Emacs vs. Neovim or Vim?
#3As a rather biased (Neo)Vim user there's no alternative for me. Tried Emacs a couple times and I get why people like it, but I find it too bloated and convoluted - having builtin features ranging from web browsers up to chatbots and video games is a cool gimmick but probably not relevant for 80% of the userbase, and just makes everything more complicated (and slower) than necessary.
In the end it's a personal choice and both programs are excellent - try both extensively and see what works best for you.
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#4I've used Spacemacs then Doom Emacs then Vim and now Neovim. Tbh just experiment and choose what suits you. I spent too much time looking for the "best editor" but, spoiler alert there's not such thing. I've seen people make awesome things with either Vim or Emacs. Just experiment, choose one, stick to it (at least try to master it) and don't get too religious about it.
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#5People who ask point-blank questions whose answers are as varied
and voluminous as the gigabytes of readily googleable prose exhausted on the
subject are either high schoolers or programmers who seek quick, facile
solutions. Emacs's free-wheeling complexity is decidedly not for these people.
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#7Just try each for a little while and decide.
Personally I used vim and then vim keybindings on SublimeText, and now vim keybindings on VS Code. I prefer vs code but you may prefer vim.
Re: Ask HN: Doom Emacs vs. Neovim or Vim?
#8Doom Emacs is more comparable to something like Spacevim rather than bare neovim/vim.
Personally I use nvim with NErdtree for Python, but for Angular stuff I stick to VSCode because the Intellisense is incredibly useful.
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#9Has anyone tried spacevim
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#10I gave up on VSCode + vim bindings after several failed update cycles. VSCode would update, then VSCodeVim would get laggy or break altogether.
I tried Space/Doom Emacs, and they were ok, but you end up living in this weird space where you have to learn both sets of bindings.
I migrated to Neovim + CoC and have no regrets. CoC and Vim was problematic, but it works amazingly well in Neovim.