The BEST way to learn vim without configuration

Learning vim takes time but we all have to push code. A great way to start learning and still be able to do work is through configs like NvChad.
NvChad make it simple to install a suite of plugins, lowering the bar for people to dip their toe in the water. Although we think building your own is where you should ultimately be, these can get you in the door to see if Neovim is right for you.
The best part for any of these configs is the plugin which-key...which (pun intended) simplifies keymap discovery. So give it a try and then checkout our course Neovim for Newbs (learn.typecraft.dev/neovim-fo...) to learn how to roll your own.
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[@gauff3r]

Might as well use helix

[@PalashBackup]

My favorite thing about NvChad is that it is still quite fast, despite all those plugins.

[@typecraft_talks]

yeah it makes good use of lazy loading plugins

[@gmabber]

AstroNvim is very good as well.

[@typecraft_talks]

It really is!

[@DoNsMaK190]

the only issue with nvChad is how to config lsp linter formatter ... tried it couldnt get idea even nvchad config doesnt have all those configs they somehow sync with github repo of nvchad... which make it hard for beginner to setup it

[@user-cl8ik9kt9e]

When you mentioned whichkey, i thought i used something like that in Emacs

[@nicolas_gama]

LunarVim

[@DonAlcohol]

lol vim without config... vim has truely the worst defaults imaginable, mostly because of legacy , so by using the defaults you are really handicapping your self from the beginning , wich is yeah .... dumb... this will prolly get downvoted by the vim fanboys but its actually really easy to prove with an example, 4 fingers on home row yet by default you use your index finger for the two most used (in sequence might i ad) directions ... and the only reason for the direction keys being `hjkl` is because VI (the old one yes) was developed in an era before standardized keyboards existed and the developer was using a ADM-3A terminal (yes terminal) if he would have been using an atari 800 the arrow keys on that one are on `[];'` and vim boys would be defending that choice probably

[@CalvinB_]

Yet vim motions have become almost ubiquitous in programming tools and TUIs and are still lorded as one of the best ways to move around a text file. So it may have been a fluke but that does not discount it. Many of the greatest human discoveries are flukes. Be negative all you want but the fact that I wish more things had vim binds built in speaks to its power and usefulness. Have a lovely day!