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Helix: A vim/Kakoune like text editor with modern features built in (helix-editor.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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In found the keybindings easier to learn than vim and it is nice that you don't need plugins for a lot of things.

This is a really good video demonstrating Helix editor: https://youtube.com/watch?v=xHebvTGOdH8&feature=share9

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've try for time to time to learn and use vim. But that was to hard.

Now I learn helix and it's easy.

Thanks for sharing this.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I also had trouble leaening vim and find helix more intuitive. Glad you like it!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I have been using Helix for quite a few months now and love it. It takes a bit to get used to if you know vim as while it is a modal editor it uses similar but different keybindings. Most notably it is selection>action rather than vims action>movement.

But it also requires no configuration to make it as powerful as any IDE which IMO makes it worth while to learn. No more spending hours finding plugins and configuring things to a basic level.

One downside though is it has no plugin support yet. So if it is missing something you need that can be a deal breaker. But it also includes the same features as what most people use plugins for in vim so I have never really needed any. and support for plugins is being worked on, so eventually this problem will be solved.