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Vim 9.2 Is Out with Comprehensive Completion, Wayland Support, and More - 9to5Linux (9to5linux.com)

submitted 1 month ago by CodyIwatzky@lemmy.cafe to c/foss@beehaw.org

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Vim 9.2 has been released today as the latest version of this open-source and highly configurable text editor, a release that introduces new features and improvements.

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[–] ScoffingLizard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I don't get it. I got neo just to see how I liked it. The default markup highlighting is nice. I guess I'm not experienced enough to appreciate to Lua part, but I have no nerds to play with so don't know what it's for really.

[–] maegul@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

In the end the lua scripting thing is pretty simple … it’s a language that is general purpose though pretty light weight) and used elsewhere for good reasons. So if you want to learn about scripting your editor, with neovim, the language will be something potentially useful elsewhere. With vimscript, that’s not the case.

And maybe it helps for the dev team to not have to maintain a scripting language on top of everything else?

[–] ScoffingLizard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

That's coop. I'll try it Can you give me.a quick run down. Like what's it good for?

[–] maegul@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 weeks ago

I’m not equipped to teach you lua, the language, but you’ll find plenty of resources online, including those in the neovim documentation.