Turn VIM into a full featured IDE with only one command
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- Опубликовано: 15 июл 2024
- The number one question I get is to explain how I set up my development environment.
So, I decided to do a video on one of the key components of my setup. NVChad.
⚠️ NVChad has had some breaking changes, make sure to use the v2.0 branch if you're using this video. You can find the command below.
NVChad is a neovim configuration that I’ve been using for just over a year now, and it’s perhaps my favorite configuration so far.
It offers all the essentials one needs to get started with a modern version of vim whilst still allowing for a decent amount of customization.
In this video, I share how to get set up with NVChad. Then I look at some of the core features of NVChad and how to add your own plugins and LSP servers.
NOTE: If you're having trouble running NVChad, make sure your Neovim is the most recent version. Apologies for not calling that out in the video!
Become a better developer in 4 minutes: bit.ly/45C7a29 👈
Commands:
macOS/Linux: git clone -b v2.0 github.com/NvChad/NvChad ~/.config/nvim --depth 1 && nvim
Windows: git clone -b v2.0 github.com/NvChad/NvChad $HOME\AppData\Local
vim --depth 1 && nvim
My socials:
Twitter: / dreamsofcode_io
Discord Server: / discord
#neovim #IDE #coding
00:00 Intro
00:30 Setup
01:18 Installation
02:22 Theming
02:49 Syntax Highlighting
03:21 File tree
04:04 File Navigation
04:41 Cheat Sheet
05:17 Window Navigation
05:51 Tabbufline
06:19 Terminal
06:42 Customization
09:43 LSP
11:36 Outro 
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NVChad has had some breaking changes since this video! It's recommended to using the v2.0 branch instead for this video. I'll be doing an updated version of this video again soon!.
git clone -b v2.0 github.com/NvChad/NvChad ~/.config/nvim --depth 1
What a pile of unuseful crap if even this basic config is constantly changing, it simply doesn't worth....
Thank you! I couldn't figure out why it wasn't prompting to install the config files. Thank you so much for the update!
Thanks,Can you elaborate on the breaking changes
Your voice similar like david bombal 👍🏼
paitently waiting for the video to drop...
Arch and Vim, the perfect combo for endless configuration and terrible productivity.
this
LOL
Fedora is life
Also eternal virginity
@@cumibakar10 also eternal adoration to femboys
":split" and ":vsplit" are internal vim commands. You can use the internal module to do those without typing a command. "ctrl+w" invokes the window control module, and next key does the chosen action. "s" does horizontal split, "v" - vertical, "q" closes the active window and "w" cycles through open windows. There's also commands for resizing and moving windows.
This is a great tip! Thanks for sharing. I'm too accustomed to the vim commands.
@@dreamsofcode So you jumped right to nvim then? I just strarted using vscode + vim and I think there are alot things to learn
@@chawza8402 I actually started with graphical IDEs. I spent a lot of time in Xcode as I did C++ on iOS for some research heavy projects. I moved to vim about 8 years ago however, and then to Neovim.
This actually just blew my mind. Absolutely great tip!
Thanks for this man!
This is absolutely awesome! I've been considering trying neovim and this pushed me over the edge. I love it!
I'm glad it inspired you to give it a try!
You won't regret it. Vim is awesome
Outstanding! I've been mucking about with my first NeoVim setup for several hours. Started from scratch with your video and in a MUCH shorter time, have the setup I want. Well done!
I'm very glad to hear that! I hope you enjoy Neovim as much as I do!
Thank you so much, I was learning vim but I was always coming back to visual studio code because personalizing and customizing vim by myself felt like a chore. Now that I've installed NVChad thanks to this video I was able to learn how to lazy load, create lua config files,etc and now I'm just breezing and learning so much more about vim. Thank you!
I'm really glad to hear that! Thank you for sharing. 💜
I love you videos. You made me leave my long-time configuration of plain nvim + iTerm2 panes in favor to NvChad + tmux. The amount of love you put into animations and video structure is
enourmous.
WOW! I have been retired as a developer for about 5 years (playing guitar in bars and restaurants), but am getting back in to Programming with Rust. I used InteliJ with a VIM plugin for years with Java in my last job. I missed VIM (I used to develop COBOL with Vim so, I know how powerful it is). This article opens a WHOLE new world and a very cool productivity that InteliJ and VSCode don’t seem to have. I will DEFINITELY be re-watching this video again and again as I try it out. Thank you so much.
Excellent tutorial! Thank you, I learned so much and will be revisiting this video many times to make sure it sticks in memory.
I'm very glad to hear it was useful!
If you're having issues with NVChad, make sure you're running the latest Neovim!
I tried this, but I get tons of errors when using neovim 0.9.0 stable. I have to go to the last stable release, 0.8.3, to not end up with errors
@dreamsofcode your terminal theme is really beautiful!! Can u do a video about your config?
@@natancosta2017 thank you! I shall do. But it's just Alacritty and Tmux with Catppuccin theme. I've got a video on Tmux for how to set that up!
@@natancosta2017 how did you install it?
@@dreamsofcode I solve that problem with icons installing a special Nerd fonts with only icons, is running! But, now I can't do LSP to C# works :(
Tremendous video. I've rebuilt my work laptop with arch, hyprland and now going through the neovim config based on this video. Thankyou for the inspriation
There are so many videos on new neovim configs but none seem to properly demo how to actually do git review with diffing. Would be awesome to see such a video from you.
Thanks for this nice vid on NvChad!
Insanely well made video. Good job!
Thank you! It was fun to make this one as well
@@dreamsofcode have you tried Helix? Would be fun to watch a video on it as well. Keep it up with the great content G 💪💯
"The only editor to double as an escape room" LOL! My first experience was with Vi on Xenix in 1984, I could *not* get out of that editor, back then RTFM was the only solution and the FM was dead-tree, hole punched in a three-ring binder - SCO documentation was extensive, thankfully. What a steep learning curve. As someone who has been "trapped" in the Vi escape room, I'd like to say how much I appreciate the joke.
I'm glad someone did haha!
I have been trying to get into neovim for sometime. This is the first video that really made it simple for me. Thank you.
I'm really glad to hear that! I hope you enjoy Neovim as well.
Just what I needed coming from a world of VS Code. Staring at a blank window after NVChad got me trying to figure out installation for neotree plugin on nvim. Turns out it was already there, just had to do the CTRL + N ! Thanks for that and the rest of the useful tips.
Glad I could help!
I'm a vim minimalist who switched to neovim for copilot testing. Now that I have I'm sorely tested by this.
You can use copilot with neovim?
@@SB-qm5wg Sorry for the late reply, yes! And I have been now for months.
author of NvChad here! :D
❤️ thank you for a wonderful nvim configuration!
This video made the setup seem very easy. Currently setting up NeoVIM using a different tutorial but now I'm interested in NVChad.
Best software dev YT channel I’ve discovered recently! Fantastic video!
Thank you! Your videos are exceptional as well.
Amazing work
Thanks a lot 😊
Very interesting. I’ve been using lunarvim personally, but this looks like it would be a little more “neovim default” like. I will have to give this a look. :)
Just switched to LunarVim myself from standard vim and it's been nice. However, there were a few pieces of this video that made me want to switch to NvChad.
I am also comparing Neovim Chad and lunarvim. I like how lunar vim holds everything seperate from Neovim, but the out of the box status bar in Chad looks better. Decisions, decisions.
Finnaly a decent tutorial on how to setup nvchad !
Thank you for sharing this. It looks like the business, can't wait to dive in now
Thank your for really quick and easy setup video 👍
I've been trying to switch from VsCode a few times. Last attemp was Emacs Doom but that didn't really work out😅 So I hope maybe this will be the breakthrough
Also your videos look really clean from graphical perspective.
I was wondering If you are planning to do similar video on your terminal setup ( I use Hyper with omz rn but yours looks a lot cleaner). Would be interested in that as I use Arch too Btw.
I've struggled with emacs as well! I find the combination of Tmux and Neovim to be more productive for me.
Maybe one day I'll get around to learning elisp properly!
Sure thing! I'll have to do a video on my full setup!
I feel like Lunarvim does a lot of the extra configuration lifting for you for things like LSP's while still having the same features you've mentioned here. Has some prerequisite installs but is very good. I highly recommend it.
funny enough lunarvim didnt work for me but after this everything is working fine :D
Thank u so much for the video. I'm new to neovim, and I was having a headache for nights just to set it up!
I'm glad it helped!
Looking forward to the updated version of this video. Thanks!
Lmao no way. I just say your video about Tide and was about to comment if you could share your vim setup but decided to check your channel first and low and behold the video is the latest one.
I was actually about to do the same thing :D
Nice introduction! As someone who learned to code in Vim and used it for years, it's tempting. But then I consider what I'd lose by giving up my IDE.
Refactoring tools. Pain-free building for complex solutions. Built--in package management. Analysers that show me how to improve my code. Full featured debugging and performance profiling. Powerful code navigation plugins. Powerful tools for Git and Github. Powerful tools for working with DBs and networks... Sure, you can kinda, sorta replicate this stiff in Neovim. But it's a lot of effort. And you'll mostly end up with a Frankenstein mix of different plugins and command line tools. It's always going to be more troublesome and the cognitive load of learning how to use it all is higher.
I consider all this and it makes me feel tired. Then I go back to actually writing code in my perfectly liveable IDE, rather that wrestling with Lua config files...
Which IDE are you using?
@@punch3n3ergy37 Right now I'm doing a project in C# & F# and I'm using Rider. It's fine. I'm only a part-time coder, and all you have to do is fire it up and go.
Before that I was using Visual Studio, which everyone loves to hate on. But millions get their work done in it, and it's not really that bad.
Both have Vim modes that give me the main Vim movements - I would draw the line at any IDE that couldn't offer that. I was working in Ada for a time where that wasn't an option and it was pretty agonising.
If I was still working full-time, I might be more motivated to invest days in setting up NeoVim, but at best the productivity gains would be minor and it's simply not going to pay me off.
I think that there's a snob value in using a bare-bones editor that enables some programmers to feel superior and sneer at the poor drones using IDEs. But I'm pragmatic and prefer to use the lowest-hassle option with the most built-in power.
Seems like you are not skilled enough to configure your own IDE. Which is okay, so long as you know how to use the tool you prefer.
@@banpridev It's not a question of skill - it's a question of time, effort and hassle. And at the end of all that, am I really going to be any more productive? Or is it simply to get bragging rights and to sneer at lesser folks you use a pre-made tool, as you are doing here?
@@tullochgorum6323
I guess that’s one possible way you can look at it. At the end of the day, you have the power to choose. When you have the time, maybe you can check it out for yourself, see how it feels. I’m a VSCode user myself, it’s simple and it works. At the same time, I am interested in using terminal tools only for my workflow. I’m at the start of my career, eager to achieve a lot and learn a lot in the process. Trying to configure an a new IDE that I can configure using a programming language I’ve never seen before, sounds like a cool epic experience I’m willing to try out when I get the chance. It’s important to note that Vim has been around for a long time, and there are professionals who cooking straight to production use tools like vim or neovim, so.
I dreamed I'd see this video by Dreams of Code one day... Dreams do come true! Absolutely awesome video. Thank you so much!
You're welcome! I hope you enjoyed the video.
Honestly, this video inspired me to give neovim a try and I love it!
It's my new main IDE and works great for web development.
I'm v glad to hear that!
This is amazing! But I still don’t think I’ll switch to Neovim for development. It just seems like a lot of work to set everything up. It’s definitely getting there but I still don’t like having to set up LSP based off what projects I’m working on. I’ll stick with Webstorm for now. Btw amazing content keep up the great work!
Thank you for the feedback! I appreciate it a lot!
If you think this is a lot of work, it’s not for you. Nothing wrong with that!
@@suspendedchaos yeah just comes down to personal preference. Even vscode is frustrating. That’s why I like Webstorm or JetBrains products. Everything is already integrated into their products. Helix looks very promising!
I invested 6 months learning neovim on my own and had my configuration perfected. It's hard but its worth it if you're really fascinated.
I took 2 days to configure my nvim to work like a OK vscode. Mason.nvim changed it all when it comes to LSP. Everything just works now (it even promts you to install required language server when you enter a file). I think nvim is great rn, but it still lacks some extensions, DEBUGGING and integrations like vscode.
I guess I'll take some time to learn Vim, never really found Vim being worth to properly learn, but this looks really good... So fuck it, I'll give it a proper try :)
Vim adventures is a fun game to learn the commands of vim. You get some basic commands for free as well.
It's still one of my favorite editors, I do have some friends that keep pushing me to try VSCode though
try installing vim plugin in your ide(vscode, intellij etc). Once you are comfortable with basic motions and verbs, then you can decide if its worth moving to raw vim or nvim. I mostly work with java and I just use intellij with vim plugin and I am way faster and personally never could get raw vim/nvim to work for java.
Nice video! I was looking way to improve my vim config and this helped a lot.
Glad to hear!
Got this working for my Linux, MacOS and Windows systems. Truly the most chad of all the text editors
I am glad you think so!
Im just always afraid of big configs like that, I’d rather build it myself even if I’m repeating what’s already been done by something like nvChad on some part, but for me that’s part of the reason to use nVim, so you have a config that’s truly yours
But I’m too lazy and have to much work to be able to take some time to configure everything, so I end up with a config that I understand only up to 90% for my plugin config, especially everything that’s related to lsp
With a bad autocompletion for frontend, my snippets not working as I want, but a tree file, syntax highlighting, a theme I like and telescope for switching and greping, so usable but not perfect
I'm very similar when it comes to emacs. I try and rebuild a config that's more personalized.
For me, NvChad is lite enough that I feel more in tune with the configuration, and it's close enough to underlying packages that I know what's going on, especially when compared to doom emacs or spacemacs
I seem to never get a fully working tmux + vim or nvim setup that works on all my systems. some mac some linux, mostly rpi’s.
I just found out about nixOS or whatver it’s called. Mayber going to try that rather than using some one elses dotfiles or dotfile managers which alwys seemn like hacky glue.
Hello, first off awesome videos! Subscribed for sure! I just started my programming journey at my University. We use vscode for the 'beginner friendly' use of it. But after watching so many videos on neovim, tmux., and all the various plugins I have felt like I fell into a rabbit hole lol. One problem I had when following your setup on rust. I get a error on line 4: local lspconfig = require "lspconfig". Error states "The same file is required with different names". I saved it but still shows error, don't know whats wrong as I followed your code to the t.
Did you find a fix for this?
dude thank you. yesterday i was trying for hours to get nvim set up and i just gave up. then a day later this vid pops up.
I hope it helps!
I really like your explanation and inspire me to use vim again. Thank you 👍
You're welcome!
I recommend Neovide as a GUI on top of nvim, looks even more crisp than any IDE I have seen
The interesting thing here is that unlike the vast majority of similar power up’s like Spacevim, LunarVim, CosmicVim, and so on, this one only requires Git - no additional external dependencies needed, let’s go! 🚀
LazyVim, LunarVim, AstroVim, and NVChad, which one is the best?
@@sunnybadgr5073 hey! No idea, honestly. I used SpaceVim for a while: it’s lightweight and comes with a lot of goodies, I really like it. I understand that LunarVim is the most feature-complete one of the group, but also the heaviest and the one that has more external dependencies (understandable, of course)
This is why i picked nvchad
Thank you for breaking this down so that a beginner can comprehend!
Your videos are by far the best I have seen... thank you!
Thank you! I appreciate that feedback!
Great video! Could you please share your alacritty config. Your theme looks awsome. Keep up the good work!
Yes! Absolutely, I'll probably do another video on Alacritty and Tmux as well.
Great! If you don't mind next time paste the links to all downloads used in your video under the description
Absolutely. That's a good idea. I'll add that in to the description as well
love ur videos!! keep them coming
Wish i saw this earlier instead of spending so much time making my own, had fun though, but this is just what i wanted all along :-) Cheers mate
Are you using vanilla arch ?? Keep up the content. Just subbed your channel
I am using vanilla arch! Thank you, I appreciate the sub and feedback!
@@dreamsofcode what de/window manager you using?
@@eineatombombe for recording and editing, I use gnome (XWindow). But as a typically daily driver, I change between Sway and dwm depending on if I need X or can use Wayland.
I do like to shake it up though and try other window managers.
@@dreamsofcode ive been using arch with dwm for about 3 months as a daily driver and i absolutely love it. such a minimal setup. Btw, love your content!
@@nishantjoshi6712 I have an old Thinkpad T440p that I use when I'm feeling romantic, and it's really nice firing up dwm on it. I'm also partial to a bit of ricing (although terrible at it).
Thank you for the feedback! I love creating it!
Commands referenced up until @6:41
Open theme
[space] t h
Show list of avaliable LSP (syntax highlighting)
:TSInstallInfo
Install avaliable syntax
:TSInstall
Open navigation tree
ctrl + n
In navigation
a = new file
r = rename hovered file
c = copy file
p = paste file
d = delete file
Search for files
[space] f f
Search in buffer (opened files)
[space] f b
Open cheat sheet
[space] c h
Show possible commands
[space] (wait for popup to show avaliable commands)
Virtical split window
:vsp
Horizontal split window
:sp
move left: ctrl + h
move right: ctrl + l
move down: ctrl + j
move up: ctrl + k
Toggle Line Numbers
[space] n
Toggle Relative Line Numbers
[space] r n
Toggling through tabs
Tab ->
Shift + Tab
Just when I was looking for a vscode replacement. Thank you for tempting me to go to the vim side
You're very welcome!
I started using neovim after watching this video! Thanks it's a great editor :)
Great to hear!
Custom Plugins Fixed! The step of referencing custom.plugins in the custom.chadrc was not clear to me until you pointed it out. the Thank you so much for this video.
u got urself a new sub, for the explanation, music and ur deep voice :)
Aww thanks! Glad you liked all three!
After watching this I am considering seriously to VS Code with vim plugin for this setup. It really feels smooth.
what an awesome video and creator, thanks for this, really helped a bunch!
Thank you for the feedback!
Arch + Neovim = I see you're a man of culture as well
Best intro to nvim ive seen, thank you goid sir
You're very welcome!
It's been a while that I wanted to give neovim a try to improve my productivity. Also I am an intelliJ user and as I am learning rust at the moment I found the rust plugin on intelliJ aweful. That + my will to try neovim + your channel convinced me. Great tutorials
I'm very glad to hear that!
One of the best videos out there :D
This is the easiest setup guide I found on YT. I'm excited to try out vim/neovim and see if it's worth the switch from VSCode. My 2016 MBP 13.3.1 is starting to slow down and VSCode loads very slow.
Hopefully you'll be giving it a breath of fresh life with neovim! Although the escape key and the touchbar are not so fun. I'd recommend changing the caps lock key to escape.
great video! An updated version would be very much appreciated. I managed to figure out some of the things that are not up to date but for some I just couldn't manage to figure them out yet
Thank you for this tutorial. Very detailed. Cheers
You're welcome!
ngl, it took me a while to understand the config but it was so elegant in the end😘.
this video was very helpful! thanks a lot!
I finally got with the program and moved to nvim and found nvchad within an hour or so. I might not kick my old habit of doing Ctrl+z to background vim for runing terminal commands but hey you don't have to use all those features just because they're there. :)
So far I've been loving nvchad!
That's great!
HOLY CRAP! This is great!
DoC's Videos on NvChad, Nvim, and Tmux, are fantastic. I now have a full working terminal suite - a terminal IDE. God bless you
Thank you! I'm really glad you enjoyed it and found it useful!
@@dreamsofcode Your video on tmux is another boon. Your content is, literally, the best
@@dreamsofcode I am always faffing around with nano when I need a clipboard. I probably could work out what to do, but I have this horror of breaking my nvim ....
wow, really interesting and amazing...i am new to vim and neovim and all the configuration you need is usually confusing and complicated for a newbie, but i loved this...thank you very much for this input...greetings from argentina
Glad it was helpful! Greetings to Argentina! 👋
Awesome work, don't forget to revert the copy and cut actions to what any sane person would like them to be :).
I was not ready for that opening line😂. Comedy gold
I'm glad someone found it funny haha 😂
Great video! Thanks for you!!!
“I use Arch btw” within a minute 😂 Love it
I have watched countless videos on vim but this is the first one that makes me want to try it out. Great video.
Thank you! I appreciate the feedback.
I just learned to use helix editor after using emacs, sublime text and VS code. Now this video makes me want to check out vim..
I like helix but it's missing some features like the file explorer, integrated shell, project wide renaming and copilot.
@@dreamsofcode Until now, the fact that vim requires so many plugins and configurations just to be on par with another editor like sublime text or vs code kept me from trying it.
But now I've found out there are several pre packaged distributions which contains all the necessary stuff. But which one is the best?
LazyVim, LunarVim, AstroVim, NVChad?
Thanks a lot for this nice introduction/tutorial to neovim/nvchad 👍 I was using pure vim now for a decade or so but I'm pretty sure that I'll switch to neovim entirely from now on.
I had been using vim for a while as well before fully moving over to Neovim. It's really improved in the last few years!
This video is the reason I am still sane. Thank you!!
You're very welcome!
I'm the kind of person who will still spend a long time customizing, but this is a fantastic starting point to jump off of.
I'm with you! I do enjoy a good customization
Pretty clear explanation. Thank you and I love it !
Hey I actually really liked the way you just kinda held my hand and helped me walk through the nvim customization and the guide. one more thing is that can you also make a neovim setup for go lang? will really appreciate it.💖💖
I absolutely can.
Your channel is THE BEST
Thank you!
I have a nvim config issue: I can't seem to settle on one! I'm currently using AstroNVIM. I am now going to have to try NVChad! Regardless of what config anyone uses, this video is great for a quick overview of lua based configurations. I knew some of what was shown here, but I definitely learned something new. I'm on a Mac so all of the configs are pretty much the same as Linux based distros.
Anyway, thanks for the video and I subscribed and liked the video so I can get more like it from you! I appreciate you taking your time to help others!
I appreciate the feedback and the sub!
LazyVim, LunarVim, AstroVim, or NVChad, which one is the best?
@@sunnybadgr5073 They're all good. I'd suggest to try them all - look up the nvims video to see how to use more than one config. Whichever one is easiest for what you do is what I'd go with. I'm going back and forth between NvChad and Astro.
Loving this setup. I had to compile nvim 0.9.4 from source because the apt version installs 0.10.0-dev, where :checkhealth doesn't work. Only thing I had to change was setting the tab width to 4. The default of 2 is madness. :)
Exactly the tutorial I was looking for, thank you so much for taking the time to prepare this for us geeks! By the way, I was following along using Debian Bullseye, on a Chromebook, and encountered an error when trying to launch nvim.
The error I encountered was, "nvim Error detected while processing Bufreadpost Autocommands for "*": No C compiler found!". The error, being self explanatory, prompted me to execute, `sudo apt build-essential libssl-dev manpages-dev`. Upon accessing nvim again the error was gone and my world was a much nicer place.
Probably one of the few useful error messages out there! I’m glad you were able to solve the issue.
I found it. I asked about it in another video. Now i am setting this up.
awesome video 🔥
Thanks 🔥
LEGEND! Thank you!
Amazing video thanks :)
Thank you for watching!
You earned a like from me after the first comment about it being the only ide to double up as an escape room 🤣🤣🤣
very helpful video, thank you
You're welcome!
How to make vim better in one command, first thing he does is install a new IDE. Top job
I died for a few seconds during "ayu light"
Man i would love to see your arch linux setup as a tutorial. It's so cool😃😃
I shall have to do so!
Very similar to AstroNvim. Love it.❤
astronvim is similar to it, NvChad was released first.
Thanks for the latest heads up about the Chad VM being broken! I was stuck in a loop (on MacOS)... Unstuck! 😀
my own nvim ide also uses space for , great minds think alike
This is really a CHAD, no wait, this is the GigaChad of terminal editors. I'm old user of vim but used only for edit server config files, now if my brain managed to remember a few of this keyboard shorcuts (that are by the way intuitive) I will use it more as a alternative to vscode.
Thanks for video! Would be nice to see from you video about setup for alacritty, tmux, zsh.
It'll be coming up in a few weeks!
Thanks Man ! ❤
Hey I just discovered your channel and absolutely love your content, it is really helpful, concise and to the point. What browser are you using btw? It looks really cool
Thank you! In this video I'm using the Gnome Web browser but it's not very good, it just looks nice for videos haha.
Id recommend Firefox personally. It's close to it and has decent performance.