Hacker News with Generative AI: Vim

Vim Language, Motions, and Modes Explained (2023) (ssp.sh)
Throughout my time as a developer, I’ve used VS Code, Sublime, Notepad++, TextMate, and others. But shortcuts like cmd(+shift)+end and jumping with option+arrow-keys from word to word needed to be faster at some point.
Programming, Text Editors, Vim
106 points by sebg 2 days ago | 100 comments
Show HN: Building Vim as an Portable Executable (github.com/edoannunziata)
I made Vim into an Actually Portable Executable
Programming, Vim, Software, Operating Systems
10 points by qsort 10 days ago | 0 comments
Show HN: Zxc – Rust TLS proxy with tmux and Vim as UI, BurpSuite alternative (github.com/hail-hydrant)
The tool requires vim plugin which enables vim to function as a user interface. Each window and filetype has its own set of keybindings and commands.
Security, Rust, Tools, Vim
106 points by darkseid_is 23 days ago | 15 comments
TUI editor and Vim/Neovim alternative (github.com/tauraamui)
A VIM-Like editor for your terminal (chat on Discord)
Terminal Editors, Text Editors, Vim, Neovim
58 points by znano 33 days ago | 60 comments
Show HN: Searchable Vim Cheat Sheet with Favorites (Open-Source) (vercel.app)
Vim, Cheat Sheets, Open Source, Programming, Productivity
63 points by lil_csom 48 days ago | 29 comments
The Efficiency of Vim (bencornia.com)
I learned to touch type in fifth grade. We would shuffle into the computer lab and open up Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing1. I peaked at about 80 wpm. Today, I type somewhere between 60-70 wpm. If I am writing code then that drops to 40-50 wpm. It bothers me that I can't crack 100 wpm but what I have come to realize is that text editing is less about typing speed and more about typing efficiency.
Vim, Text Editing, Programming, Productivity
55 points by bencornia 60 days ago | 81 comments
Augment.vim: AI Chat and completion in Vim and Neovim (github.com/augmentcode)
Augment's Vim/Neovim plugin provides inline code completions and multi-turn chat conversations specially tailored to your codebase.
AI, Programming, Vim, Neovim, Code Completion
94 points by knes 66 days ago | 33 comments
Vim after Bram: a core maintainer on how they've kept it going (thenewstack.io)
Vim, Open Source, Software Development, Community
228 points by MilnerRoute 69 days ago | 92 comments
Show HN: VimLM – A Local, Offline Coding Assistant for Vim (github.com/JosefAlbers)
VimLM is a Vim plugin that provides an LLM-powered assistant for code editing by allowing users to interact with a local LLM model through Vim commands and automatically ingesting code context.
Vim, Code Editors, AI, Software
93 points by JosefAlbers 70 days ago | 18 comments
Automating the Vim Workplace (2020) (sharats.me)
I majorly use two tools for my coding workflow and one of them is GVim (on Windows). It’s my primary choice for editing text for ten years now and in that time, I’ve picked up several habits and tricks that made me very productive.
Productivity, Vim, Workflow, Text Editing
74 points by leonry 76 days ago | 38 comments
I miss Vim (leblancfg.com)
I've been using neovim for almost two years now and I'm gonna go out come out and say it. I miss vanilla vim.
Text Editors, Vim, Neovim
34 points by thunderbong 84 days ago | 53 comments
What are the dark corners of Vim your mom never told you about? (stackoverflow.com)
There are a plethora of questions where people talk about common tricks, notably "Vim+ctags tips and tricks".
Vim, Programming, Text Editors
7 points by sebg 85 days ago | 1 comments
I Miss Vim (leblancfg.com)
I've been using neovim for almost two years now and I'm gonna go out come out and say it. I miss vanilla vim.
Text Editors, Vim, Neovim
7 points by ingve 85 days ago | 4 comments
Vim Roadmap 2025 (zed.dev)
Zed’s Vim mode continues to improve! My newest favorite feature is the ! operator, which was the "last holdout" for common Vim operators:
Vim, Editors, Software, Programming
43 points by testelastic 86 days ago | 25 comments
Trying out Zed after more than a decade of Vim/Neovim (sgoel.dev)
I'm currently drafting this blog post in Zed. After using Vim/Neovim for more than 15 years, I recently decided to try out something new. I don't know if this little experiment will work, or if I'll run back to my trusty Neovim, but hey, what I do know is that I'd like to find out.
Text Editors, Vim, Neovim, Zed
188 points by siddhant 91 days ago | 149 comments
Llama.vim – Local LLM-assisted text completion (github.com/ggml-org)
Local LLM-assisted text completion.
Text Editing, Programming, AI, Vim
530 points by kgwgk 92 days ago | 105 comments
Bad Apple but it's 6,500 regexes that I search for in Vim (eieio.games)
Why should I leave vim to watch a video?
Regular Expressions, Vim, Programming, Video Games, Creative Projects
598 points by vortex_ape 104 days ago | 61 comments
Bad Apple but it's 6,500 regexes that I search for in Vim (eieio.games)
Why should I leave vim to watch a video?
Regex, Vim, Programming, Humor
3 points by LorenDB 105 days ago | 0 comments
Bad Apple but it's 6,500 regexes that I search for in Vim (eieio.games)
Why should I leave vim to watch a video?
Regular Expressions, Vim, Programming, Creative Projects
5 points by LorenDB 105 days ago | 0 comments
Bad Apple but it's 6,500 regular expressions in Vim (twitter.com)
Regular Expressions, Vim, Programming, Creative Projects
5 points by SchwKatze 105 days ago | 0 comments
Bad Apple with Regex in Vim (eieio.games)
Why should I leave vim to watch a video?
Vim, Regex, Programming, Video Editing
3 points by chunkles 105 days ago | 1 comments
Vim is a cast iron skillet (eamoncaddigan.net)
Vim was released as “Vim” in 1991, and is an extended version of vi, which itself has been around since 1976. Its default interface—the one I use daily—is a “text user interface” that’s launched in a terminal emulator (i.e., the “command line”2). Vim has mouse support, but it’s superfluous because everything can be accomplished through commands typed on the keyboard.
Vim, Text Editors, Command Line, Software, User Interface
12 points by ossusermivami 122 days ago | 6 comments
Ask HN: What Vim habits did you need to unlearn? (ycombinator.com)
If you don't use Vim, know that it has probably the steepest learning curve of any text editor (or at least non-IDE editors) and many users pick up habits along the way they need to unlearn.
Text Editors, Vim, Learning, Habits
4 points by WonderAlmighty 129 days ago | 8 comments
What Is Vim? (jonas.foo)
The answer seems fairly obvious - an editor. To some an obscure way to interact with your computer, to others the only way.
Text Editors, Programming, Vim
136 points by sauercrowd 132 days ago | 176 comments
Qutebrowser: A keyboard-driven, Vim-like browser (github.com/qutebrowser)
A keyboard-driven, vim-like browser based on Python and Qt.
Web Browsers, Keyboard Navigation, Vim, Python, Qt
135 points by AbuAssar 139 days ago | 76 comments
Switching to the meow modal editing system from evil Emacs (esrh.me)
The first modal editing system I used was vim. After the initial learning curve that comes with getting used to not being able to type in every mode, it introduced me to a few key ideas that I feel lead to decidedly more efficient editing
Text Editors, Programming, Efficiency, Vim
17 points by fanf2 154 days ago | 5 comments
Unused Keys in Vim (fandom.com)
This page lists single unused keys in Vim. As such, it is an inverted version of :help index. In addition, the page lists synonyms that can safely be mapped.
Vim, Key Bindings, Text Editing, Programming
7 points by todsacerdoti 167 days ago | 0 comments
Vim Developer Bram Moolenaar Posthumously Receives the European SFS Award (fsfe.org)
The Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) and Linux User Group Bolzano-Bozen (LUGBZ) posthumously honored Bram Moolenaar, creator of the widely used Vim text editor, with the European SFS Award at SFSCON 2024.
Free Software, Open Source, Awards, Programming, Vim
8 points by kirschner 169 days ago | 1 comments
Show HN: Hackertuah: A Hacker News CLI Built in Rust (github.com/program247365)
A terminal-based user interface for browsing Hacker News with Vim-style navigation and Claude AI integration for story summarization.
Hacker News, Rust, AI, Vim
7 points by program247365 171 days ago | 2 comments
Evaluate Markdown code blocks within Vim (github.com/gpanders)
Medieval allows you to evaluate code blocks in Markdown buffers of the following form:
Vim, Markdown, Code Evaluation, Programming Tools
68 points by pentestercrab 182 days ago | 18 comments