# yangyangwithgnu/use_vim_as_ide

use vim as IDE

Repository: https://github.com/yangyangwithgnu/use_vim_as_ide
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/use_vim_as_ide
Language: Vim Script
License: CC0-1.0
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2020-01-03T11:54:32+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4343, "days_push": 2434, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 9159, forks 2310 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:28.674719+00:00)

## What it is
A comprehensive Chinese-language guide (80+ pages) explaining how to configure Vim to work like a full IDE, covering plugin management, UI theming, code navigation, completion, and project management. It is a tutorial document rather than installable software, though it references a curated set of Vim plugins.

## Use cases
- turn vim into an ide
- vim ide setup tutorial
- configure vim plugins for c++ development
- learn vim code navigation and completion
- set up youcompleteme in vim
- vimrc configuration guide

## When to choose
- you want a detailed step-by-step guide to IDE-like Vim configuration
- you read Chinese and want curated plugin recommendations
- you develop C/C++ and want tag-based and semantic navigation in Vim

## When to avoid
- you want a one-command dotfiles installer rather than a manual tutorial
- you need up-to-date plugin advice - the guide was last updated in 2020
- you need English documentation

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: developer-tools, editor, documentation
- domain: developer-tools, text-editors, tutorials
- platform: windows, cli
- tags: vim, ide-setup, vim-plugins, chinese-documentation, tutorial, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- yangyangwithgnu/use_vim_as_ide (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:28.674719+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:23:23.169421+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/yangyangwithgnu/use_vim_as_ide (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:28.674719+00:00, sha fce293646cbd)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.