changemewtf/no_plugins resource

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Slides and supplemental material from a 2016 NYC Vim talk showing how to replicate common plugin functionality using only built-in Vim features. It covers fuzzy file search, tag jumping, autocomplete, file browsing, snippets, and build integration with plain vimrc configuration.

Use cases

• learn vim without installing plugins
• replace vim plugin functionality with built-in features
• set up fuzzy file finding in vanilla vim
• configure tag jumping with ctags in vim
• use vim's built-in autocomplete keybindings
• create simple snippets in vimrc
• find a vim cheat sheet

When to choose

• you want a minimal Vim setup without third-party plugins
• you're learning built-in Vim features like wildmenu, NetRW, and ins-completion
• you want accompanying Vim cheat sheets

When to avoid

• you need modern, maintained plugin alternatives like fzf or coc.nvim
• you need working build integration examples (the RSpec example is outdated since 2016)
• you use Neovim and want Lua-based configuration guidance

Facets

learning-resource · maturity maintenance

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