A developer shares their experience transitioning from Vim to Helix after 20 years. Key highlights include Helix's built-in language server support, superior search functionality with full context, helpful keyboard shortcut popups, and minimal configuration requirements. The switch proved easier than expected, taking only a week or two to adjust. Notable drawbacks include inferior text reflowing compared to Vim, lack of persistent undo, occasional crashes, and no automatic file reloading. The author appreciates the simplicity of their 4-shortcut configuration versus hundreds of lines in Neovim, and has adapted to using a terminal-based workflow with project-specific windows.
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why helix: language serversthe search is greatthe quick reference is nicesome vim -> helix translationssome helix annoyancesswitching was easier than I thoughtusing a terminal-based text editormy configurationwe’ll see how it goes3 Comments
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