Plugin compilation?

[Sebastian Gödecke]

Hi there, 

i'm using vim since years, but only by scratching on the surface. Now i want to dig deeper in vim and ask me, if there is a plugin compilation to install with features like languange support for some/many languages, git, and what else. 

Is there something like described out there?

Thanks and regards

Sebastian

[Alessandro Antonello]

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Hi, Gödecke.

There are plenty of plugins. You can search for the most used, most voted in https://vimawesome.com/. The www.vim.org site has even more plugins, but in the Vim Awesome site they are categorized and more easy to find. My setup includes some of them, if you like:

1. https://github.com/neoclide/coc.nvim: For completion, linting, etc...
2. https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree: For quick access to file system;
3. https://github.com/tpope/vim-fugitive: For Git integration;

And some others but the three above are the main ones.

Best regards.

[Owajigbanam Ogbuluijah]

Hi Gödecke,

There are two things that come to mind when people ask me about going deeper into Vim.

1. Writing "plugins"
2. Installing plugins

For writing plugins… I'll suggest you take some time and look into Vim help. Then, take a stab at writing some scripts which make your workflow better. Vim has one of the better help documentations out there. Understanding how things work can allow you to craft custom-fitted tools for yourself.

For installing plugins… Alessandro has amazing tips. To extend what he's said, there are pre-baked Vim configurations you can use to get IDE-like functionality in Vim. I've just recently learn of AstroVim which builds on NeoVim. There are others. 

Hope these help.

- Igbanam

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[Tommy Bollman]

There are some lists out there on popular plugins, but you have to realize that the needs are diverse, I'd rather stick with a few plugins I need, and keep it as simple as possible. I'm not really sure why, because I haven't really met many contradictions, but you know, figuring out what does what takes some time, when stuff doesn't work like you suppose it to.

If you want to dig deeper into vim, then I can wholeheartedly recommend this video as a good starting point: 

Vim: Tutorial on Customization and Configuration (2020)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFr28K65-5E

hth

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