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ToddZ Ⓥ<a href="https://social.jvns.ca/@b0rk" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@b0rk</a> I had decided to spend some time getting better with vim/neovim, and in the process I discovered <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Helix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Helix</a>. The Helix (& Kakoune) selection -> action model makes so much sense! That it's ready to roll without a bunch of configuration is a bonus.The only thing I wish for is more interactive tutorial/practice apps (like vim-hero.com) for Helix. <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/HelixEditor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HelixEditor</a>

Hacker NewsHelix Editor Release 25.07 Highlights<a href="https://helix-editor.com/news/release-25-07-highlights/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://helix-editor.com/news/release-25-07-highlights/</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HackerNews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HelixEditor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HelixEditor</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HelixRelease" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HelixRelease</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Highlights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Highlights</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CodeEditing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CodeEditing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OpenSource</a>

Valentin B. :ferris:I've been using the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/HelixEditor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HelixEditor</a> as my daily driver for the better part of a year now and I couldn't be more happy with it. I've managed to get a near-IDE setup and experience thanks to zellij and some awesome TUI tools. This article aligns well with my experience, I recommend reading it if you're "modal editor curious" or dissatisfied with your (neo)vim config maintenance burden.<a href="https://herecomesthemoon.net/2025/06/i-like-helix/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://herecomesthemoon.net/2025/06/i-like-helix/</a><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/helix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#helix</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/modaleditor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#modaleditor</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/vim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vim</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/neovim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#neovim</a>

Chad Baker<a href="https://mastodon.social/@nixCraft" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@nixCraft</a> I'm pretty sure <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/HelixEditor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HelixEditor</a> is still clean

Wolf<a href="https://social.jvns.ca/@b0rk" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@b0rk</a> I am absolutely not telling you what to do. I'm giving you a datapoint. I am a <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Vim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Vim</a> / <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/NeoVim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NeoVim</a> expert. I have used Vim for ... hmm, maybe it's decades. Not sure. I use Vim key-bindings everywhere that I can. I have given talks and made YouTube videos about Vim.I’m always trying new things. For instance, <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/RustLang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RustLang</a>. One thing I thought I'd try is the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/HelixEditor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HelixEditor</a>. For a lot of people, and you may well be one, Vim/NeoVim is the right choice. If it is, I won't try to convert you. But my experience so far with Helix has been so positive, that even after decades of Vim being my favorite, it has been replaced by Helix.I still use Vim wherever that's the right choice, for instance remote machines I don't control. But editing actual code in Helix using that language's LSP and with tree-sitter is absolutely delightful. Even the fact that Helix isn't a “finished” editor doesn't dissuade me.At work, <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Python</a> is our main language, and we all have PyCharm. I use the Vim bindings via <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/IdeaVim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IdeaVim</a>. I prefer Helix even to that.So there's your datapoint. Maybe someone you know well and trust has an opinion that sheds more light on the two editors.

Chad BakerDoes anyone have any advice on where to start for learning c++? I already know Python and Rust really well. My motivation for wanting to learn C++ is to expand future career possibilities if things go south at my current job and I also generally enjoy learning. I'm a big fan of <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Linux</a> and <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/HelixEditor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HelixEditor</a> and would want to use both. I'd like to know how to setup a basic project, how to select a compiler, how to add dependencies, how to setup modules, etc.<a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/AskFedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AskFedi</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/AskMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AskMastodon</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/cpp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cpp</a>

Mark Stosberg<a href="https://ruby.social/@passthejoe" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@passthejoe</a> This is what drives people to try <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/HelixEditor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HelixEditor</a> and not go back.My 30 NeoVim plugins were causing headaches, but I found everything I really needed was built-into Helix. Helix externalizes language-feature support, but otherwise it’s batteries-included.

Aral BalkanSo it does look like the TypeScript language server has a limit of 4MB source size where it disables type checking (and actually shows an erroneous error stating that exports that exist in the file do not exist) for files that are imported but not open in the current workspace/session.Still not sure if this is documented anywhere or not (haven’t been able to find it, if it is).99.99999% of the time, unless you’re doing niche stuff like I am, you won’t run into this.Workaround: should you have such a large file, e.g., with a large generated object, try and refactor to split it up into multiple files and rejoin it a separate file. The actual object size/memory usage isn’t the issue, it’s the file size.<a href="https://github.com/typescript-language-server/typescript-language-server/issues/951#issuecomment-2786000876" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://github.com/typescript-language-server/typescript-language-server/issues/951#issuecomment-2786000876</a><a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/TypeScript" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TypeScript</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/max" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#max</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/lines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lines</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/memory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#memory</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/constant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#constant</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/object" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#object</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/import" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#import</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/bug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bug</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/issue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#issue</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/LSP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LSP</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/languageServer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#languageServer</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/HelixEditor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HelixEditor</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/VSCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VSCode</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/JavaScript" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JavaScript</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#microsoft</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/workaround" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#workaround</a>

Aral BalkanRight, well, I can reproduce it with a simple example so I just filed a bug. Let’s see if it’s a known issue/limitation or what.<a href="https://github.com/typescript-language-server/typescript-language-server/issues/951" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://github.com/typescript-language-server/typescript-language-server/issues/951</a>Screen recording showing the issue:<a href="https://vimeo.com/1073284447?share=copy#t=0" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://vimeo.com/1073284447?share=copy#t=0</a><a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/TypeScript" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TypeScript</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/max" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#max</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/lines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lines</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/memory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#memory</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/constant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#constant</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/object" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#object</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/import" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#import</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/bug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bug</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/issue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#issue</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/LSP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LSP</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/languageServer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#languageServer</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/HelixEditor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HelixEditor</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/VSCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VSCode</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/JavaScript" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JavaScript</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#microsoft</a>

Justine SmithiesBeen playing around with <a href="https://snac.smithies.me.uk?t=neovim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Neovim</a> again and tonight I'm going to continue migrating my old setup from <code>packer.nvim</code> to <code>lazy.nvim</code> and maybe tweak it some more with new plugins ? I'm still using <a href="https://snac.smithies.me.uk?t=helixeditor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HelixEditor</a> but the ongoing lack of customisability via plugins is a negative for me I guess. I did notice though that for Neovim <a href="https://snac.smithies.me.uk?t=freebsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FreeBSD</a> does not have the <code>lua-language-server</code> but you can build it yourself if needed. I'll push my new config to my git repo once I'm happy with it.

Mike :nixos:GREAT <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/HelixEditor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HelixEditor</a> trick someone here taught me!If you want to create a file in the same directory as the file you have OPEN, you can do :oThen press Control + R, and hit %That will put the full path of the file you have open.. and its easy to change the file name.Same trick would be great if you want to delete the current file you have open:sh rm <Ctr+r> %Good stuff!

VirtualComputerImagine a future where we are developing on a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/System76" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#System76</a> computer running <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RedoxOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RedoxOS</a> with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/COSMICdesktop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#COSMICdesktop</a> and either a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/alacritty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#alacritty</a> or a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wezterm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wezterm</a> terminal running <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nushell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nushell</a> with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/zellij" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#zellij</a> as the multiplexer and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/helixeditor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#helixeditor</a> as the development environment.Running <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rustlang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rustlang</a> from top to bottom on your computer. Hopefully it's a future not too far away.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rust</a>

Aral BalkanSetting up a new Mac, I finally got round to documenting my setup, including the utilities, privacy apps, etc., I use as well as my fish shell and Helix Editor configurations, Homebrew apps, fisher plugins, etc.In case you’re curious, here it is:<a href="https://codeberg.org/aral/gists/src/branch/main/mac-setup.md" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://codeberg.org/aral/gists/src/branch/main/mac-setup.md</a><a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/mac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mac</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/macOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#macOS</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/setup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#setup</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/dotFiles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dotFiles</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/configuration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#configuration</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/apps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#apps</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/utilties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#utilties</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/fishShell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fishShell</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/helixEditor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#helixEditor</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/homebrew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#homebrew</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/fisher" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fisher</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/utilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#utilities</a>

Drooopy27<a href="https://appdot.net/@finner" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@finner</a> same same. I found that I really miss descent AI features in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HelixEditor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HelixEditor</a> .

SP⟁CED GO⟁TI have been playing around with <a href="https://appdot.net/tags/HelixEditor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HelixEditor</a> a bit. On hand1, I like it quite a bit, with the simplicity of configuration yet still being quite feature rich. But on hand2, I've gotten so used to my <a href="https://appdot.net/tags/Neovim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Neovim</a> setup that I don't think I want to break my old habits. Once you get Neovim setup, it's not bad. Of course a little work here and there if plugins have breaking updates, but that doesn't seem to be too frequent. Just learned <a href="https://appdot.net/tags/Packer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Packer</a> has stopped development. Time to switch to <a href="https://appdot.net/tags/Lazy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Lazy</a> now.

Aral BalkanIf any of you are using Helix Editor and wondering why copying/pasting from the system clipboard (space+y) isn’t working as it should, make sure you have wl-clipboard installed if you’re running Wayland.(You’re running Wayland if your Linux distribution is Fedora or Ubuntu or Suse, etc.)If running Fedora Silverblue-esque distributions:rpm-ostree install wl-clipboard(This includes Universal Blue, it’s not available under brew, you have to layer it.)<a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/HelixEditor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HelixEditor</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/clipboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#clipboard</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/dev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dev</a>

Aral BalkanYay, Pascal Kuthe’s inline diagnostics PR¹ was merged into Helix Editor’s² main branch yesterday. He’s been working on it for the past year (and I’ve been daily driving it for about as long) and it makes such a great difference to your workflow.You have to build from source³ to try it at the moment.Also, manually update your config⁴ to turn it on for the time being.🧬¹ <a href="https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/6417" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/6417</a> ² <a href="https://helix-editor.com" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://helix-editor.com</a> ³ <a href="https://docs.helix-editor.com/building-from-source.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://docs.helix-editor.com/building-from-source.html</a> ⁴ <a href="https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/blob/22a051408a467ff8b3e43457961d5497903dc7d0/book/src/editor.md?plain=1#L432C1-L434C76" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/blob/22a051408a467ff8b3e43457961d5497903dc7d0/book/src/editor.md?plain=1#L432C1-L434C76</a><a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/HelixEditor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HelixEditor</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/LSP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LSP</a>

Adam :loading:<a href="https://social.screamingatmyscreen.com/@fallenhitokiri" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@fallenhitokiri</a> You can use the file explorer now with an alpha plugin system<a href="https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/8675" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/8675</a> <a href="https://github.com/mattwparas/helix-config/blob/master/cogs/file-tree.scm" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://github.com/mattwparas/helix-config/blob/master/cogs/file-tree.scm</a> <a href="https://github.com/mattwparas/helix-config/blob/master/cogs/recentf.scm" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://github.com/mattwparas/helix-config/blob/master/cogs/recentf.scm</a><a href="https://floss.social/tags/HelixEditor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HelixEditor</a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Rust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Rust</a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FOSS</a>

Timo ZimmermannI tested a few editors to replace JetBrains Gateway and ended up coming back to (neo)vim.Helix came pretty close but the missing file explorer was a deal breaker.<a href="https://www.screamingatmyscreen.com/notes/neovim-it-is-then/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.screamingatmyscreen.com/notes/neovim-it-is-then/</a><a href="https://social.screamingatmyscreen.com/tags/neovim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#neovim</a> <a href="https://social.screamingatmyscreen.com/tags/vim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vim</a> <a href="https://social.screamingatmyscreen.com/tags/helixeditor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#helixeditor</a>

Mark Stosberg<a href="https://mastodon.social/@tartley" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@tartley</a> <a href="https://appdot.net/@finner" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@finner</a> <a href="https://pkm.social/@ike" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@ike</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@itsfoss" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@itsfoss</a> I previously posted an analysis of my Neovim plugins. I had 34 and all but about 4 were replaced by the out of the box <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/HelixEditor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HelixEditor</a> functionality. It’s not that I want extreme or exotic configuration, but that expectations have been raised for what’s considered basic functionality. Fuzzy finders, LSP language enabled, git integration all seem like things that shouldn’t require plugins now.

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