Use BOTH Neovim and VSCode as a Software Engineer

Why you would want to use Vim as an editor, even if not as your main IDE? Why use Visual Studio Code as an editor and no vim?

In this video I break down why I use Neovim as my main editor when I work as a full time software engineer at Amazon, but I ALSO use VSCode as my main editor for my side projects. I essentially tie it back that it really doesnt matter what editor you use, even if you love ThePrimeagen or others. Because what works for them does not mean it will work for you.

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In this video, I dive into why I use both Neovim and VSCode as my main text editors. I'll explore Neovim's unparalleled keyboard-centric interface and powerful customization options, and contrast them with VSCode's robust ecosystem, extensive plugin library, and intuitive GUI

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[MelkeyDev]

Hope you all enjoy the video.
Let me know - which IDE do you use and why? What is your preference?

[Fireship]

I use VSCode because it's easier to copy and paste code into

[lthalnss]

Wait. That's illegal.

Nah, but good on Melkey for filling in the middle ground between Prime/Teej and Theo

[gantushigsaruul]

It helped me a lot! thank you! more videos about this topic please!

[spaghettiking]

What's that tab plugin in Neovim called?

[RA-xxmz]

Neovim for small, quick edits. Vscode for day to day work.

Neovim was taking too long to configure for my day job + side project workflow. So I just VsCode instead.

[dezly-macauley]

Just curious is there a reason why you use VS Code over VS Codium (open source without MS telemetry)?
I'm asking because Neovim is my main editor.

I'm wondering if I should have Codium as a backup and ditch VS Code for good...
Or just go for VS Code the original "just works" editor. Also most of us are using Github... so can't really escape Microsoft 😅

[Manuelstechnology]

Hey man, love your videos, I'm new to the language(golang)
Can you recommend resources that helped you in your journey of learning go for me?, please I'd really love that.

[licokr]

100% agree with that we don't need to choose only one. Just be familar with one you are currently use or want to use then focus on code.

[himalczyk]

Whats the headset mate? Is it the same Theo and Prime use? Can I ask for the model please?

[ulrich-tonmoy]

Yep i just want to code js but i need cpp and what not then need to know lua and config manually writing the lua to config neovim then learn shortcut then finally neovim setuped

[abdulalimmahir]

This video is working like a motivation to get back into coding for me.
I've been trying configuring neovim for like a week straight. It's really overwhelming and overpriced choice for someone like me who doesn't have deep understand of Lua and neovim's different file-systems. Everyone uses different packege managers, different plugins, file-structures, configs. You won't really get a 101 deal from any of the youtubers if you want neovim your own way.
Meantime, you can invest on learning Lua and then make everything from zero, at least now you have something to add to your protfolio except a cool looking neovim.

[naimchowdhury]

There's nothing in the vscode ecosystem that comes close to the power and usefulness of nvim's telescope plugin, that's the main reason keeping me on nvim. I do use vscode for debugging though

[JoshPeterson]

I too have used Neovim inside VS Code's integrated terminal when I first was dipping my toe into Neovim

[cobpnqe]

using phpstorm/goland and neovim and yes, I don't care too, as long as i understand my tools and write production ready code :) just one thing that really kills my productivity is multiple monitors and multiple buffers. i hate looking at two different code side by side, it annoys me at puts me out of flow. i rather switch between files with telescope/harpoon or cmd-e on Jetbrains several times then open files side by side.

[juststudying]

Who has time to configure everything, I am worried about my code, should I be about the code of my code editor, doesn't seem logical to me.
but VScode is heavy I hate this in it.
also use vim key bindings in vscode.

[Gornius]

I use VSCode with Neovim extension. I just can't live without vim motions.

[rocstar]

I use neovim exactly for the reason you don't use it lol, I'm in a point in life where I really want to learn those things so I like the need to go RTFM. But if for any reason I really need to do something like now and I can't figure out how to do on nvim nor could find any help at the moment I can just open any IDE, do the thing, and then go back to nvim.

[Ptaszqq]

I use neovim 99% of the time, but I jump on vs code when helping junior devs that use vs code (for shared sessions) and whenever I debug typescript - I do have dab set up in neovim but I prefer vs code for that most of the time. I find IDE battles funny tho - like it could actually make you write a better code :D

[BluesMA]

neovim inside vscode terminal is the most galaxy brain shit I have ever seen im ngl