# jez/vim-as-an-ide

Workshop on how to use Vim Plugins.

Repository: https://github.com/jez/vim-as-an-ide
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vim-as-an-ide
Homepage: https://blog.jez.io/vim-as-an-ide/
Language: Vim Script
License Family: other
Topics: vim, talk
Last push: 2016-11-24T11:10:53+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": 4207, "days_push": 3569, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1940, forks 167 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:57.310423+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: developer-tools, editor, documentation
- domain: developer-tools, text-editors, tutorials
- platform: cli, cross-platform
- tags: vim, vimrc, workshop, ide-setup, vundle, vim-plugins

## Member repositories
- jez/vim-as-an-ide (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:57.310423+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 2026-08-30T03:08:09.313734+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/jez/vim-as-an-ide (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:57.310423+00:00, sha 6affc13bd063)
  - homepage: https://blog.jez.io/vim-as-an-ide/ (fetched 2026-08-29T10:47:19.891365+00:00, sha bbf10ec03ea8)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.