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Helix crew checking in, healthy and kicking
I don't understand the helix approach.
Let's build a new editor in rust (good), that is in the legacy of vim/nvim[/emacs] (good), that moves to resolve the backwards mechanics of the vim-syntax like meow (good) ... but let's build it all as built in features with no modularity ???
How can you build a new terminal editor like vim/nvim/emacs without realizing that the core strength is that the best features are delivered in plugins. Why would you try to write all of the functionality yourself? Why would you think that a small team can handle all of the work? How can you not realize that external contributors in vim/emacs are the source of the most interesting functionality?
I liked helix, almost as much as emacs w/ meow, but yiu xan't extend it, or write a plugin.
I suppose you can question the approach, but I personally can't argue against the results. I've been using it professionally and privately for almost two years and it rocks. I haven't had a need for plugins yet.
still waiting for steel
What kind of plugins are you eager to add?
undo history sort of thing would be nice, a magit clone too
What would info history do? Right now there is an undo stack per buffer, which I think works well.
That might be nice, perhaps. Personally I just use lazygit. It's great.