Just wondering: how would you characterize the general feel of the different nvim flavours: LazyVim, Chad, Astro, etc.? I’m not thinking functionality, which plugins are included, etc., but the way they feel when one uses them.
I tried out a whole bunch of them, as per Elijah Manor’s excellent video about config switching (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkHjJlSgKZY)
I figured out LazyVim is trying its best not to look and feel like vim, with modal windows and fancy graphics and all. I didn’t like that. I can’t remember why I left Astro behind, but I finally settled on Chad, which at first I disliked because of the name, but eventually I figured out that that was the flavour for me: so many things just worked as expected, and there were so many times when I looked up something, and went: “Hm! That was quite smart, actually!”
So that’s where I’m at – and purely for “feel” reasons. So: convince me: what am I missing when I don’t use bundle B or config C?
I have not tried them all, but in my opinion there is nothing better than making your own config from kickstart.nvim.
Keeps things concise, shows and explains best practices and install essential plug-ins for you.
This is less of a batteries included kind of deal, but much better long term imo.
Yes, one of these days, that’s what I’m going to do. I do find it useful, though, to try out some of the bundles, if only to get an idea of what is possible, and what I like (and what I hate).
Exactly. I regularly check out Lazy, see if there’s any feature I’d be missing, and integrate them to my config. Never checked out Astro or Lunar more than a few minutes.