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+title: Trying out Helix code editor as my main editor
+permalink: /tying-out-helix-code-editor.html
+date: 2022-06-30T12:00:00+02:00
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+I have been searching for a lightweight code editor for quite some time. One of
+the main reasons was that I wanted something that doesn't burn through CPU and
+RAM usage is not through the roof. I have been mostly using Visual Studio Code.
+It's been an outstanding editor. I have no quarrel with it at all. It's just
+time to spice life up with something new.
+
+I have been on this search for a couple of years. I have tried Vim, Neovim,
+Emacs, Doom Emacs, Micro and couple more. Among most of them, I liked Micro and
+Doom Emacs the most. Micro editor was a little too basic for me. And Doom Emacs
+was a bit too hardcore. This does not reflect on any of the editors. It's just
+my personal preference.
+
+> I tried Helix Editor about a year ago. But I didn't pay attention to it.
+> Tried it and saw it's similar to Vi and just said no. I was premature to
+> dismiss it.
+
+One of the things I actually miss is line wrapping for certain files. When
+writing Markdown, line wrapping would be very helpful. Editing such a document
+is frustrating to say the least. Some of the Markdown to HTML converters don't
+take kindly of new lines between sentences. Not paragraphs, sentences. And I use
+Markdown to write this blog you are reading.
+
+But other than this, I have been extremely satisfied by it. It's been a pleasant
+surprise. There have been zero issues with the editor.
+
+One thing to do before you are able to use autocompletion and make use Language
+Server support is to install the language server with NPM.
+
+```sh
+# For C development this installs C LSP.
+sudo dnf install clang-tools-extra
+```
+
+I am still getting used to the keyboard shortcuts and getting better. What Helix
+does really well is packing in sane defaults and even though because currently
+there is no plugin support I haven't found any need for them. It has all that
+you would need. It goes to extreme measures to show a user what is going on with
+popups that show you what the keyboard shortcuts are.
+
+And it comes us packed with many
+[really good themes](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/wiki/Themes).
+
+![Editor](/assets/posts/helix-editor/editor.png){:loading="lazy"}
+
+It's still young but has this mature feeling to it. It has sane defaults and
+mimics Vim (works a bit differently, but the overall idea is similar).