jez/vim-as-an-ide resource

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A workshop repository from a Carnegie Mellon tech talk that teaches how to configure Vim with plugins to behave like a modern IDE. It provides a sample vimrc built up step-by-step through commits, each with explanations and diffs.

Use cases

• learn to set up vim as an ide
• configure vim with plugins step by step
• find a beginner-friendly sample vimrc
• understand what vim plugins do before installing them
• set up vim for programming over ssh
• follow a guided vim configuration workshop

When to choose

• you are new to Vim and want a guided, explained setup rather than copying a vimrc
• you want to learn what popular Vim plugins like NERDTree, Syntastic, and ctrlp do
• you program over ssh and want a full editor environment in the terminal

When to avoid

• you want a maintained, up-to-date plugin setup (the material dates from 2015-2016)
• you already have a mature Vim configuration and just want plugin recommendations
• you prefer modern Lua-based Neovim configuration

Facets

learning-resource · maturity maintenance

developer-tools editor documentation developer-tools text-editors tutorials cli cross-platform vim vimrc workshop ide-setup vundle vim-plugins

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