Neovim - Your First 15 Minutes

In this third episode of the "Build A Portable Development Environment" series we tackle Neovim, a Vim-based text editor. We walkthrough the initial setup process, adding basic settings to make your life easier, and installing plugins with a tool called vim-plug.

If this video helped you, or you have any questions / concerns, let me know in the comment section below! ⚡️

📌 Other videos in the series

Build A Portable Development Environment With Nix Package Manager
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70YMTHAZyy4

Setting Up Zsh And Antibody
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4ZF5lElLpE

Manage Your Dotfiles Like A Superhero
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHuwzbpTTo0

⏰ Timestamps

0:00 Introduction
1:56 Use Neovim instead of Vim
2:45 Neovim's configuration file
4:00 General settings
6:17 Alias the vim command
7:45 Manage plugins with vim-plug
15:38 Conclusion

📝 Show Notes

Notion Template
https://jakewiesler.notion.site/Build-A-Portable-Dev...

Neovim
https://neovim.io/

vim-plug
https://github.com/junegunn/vim-plug

Gruvbox Material color scheme
https://github.com/sainnhe/gruvbox-material

Getting Started With Vim - A Practical Guide
https://www.jakewiesler.com/blog/getting-started-wit...

My Neovim settings
https://github.com/jakewies/.dotfiles/blob/main/nvim...


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