From 4b534dd48131b3e04336e61c66556afe59f5fc2a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mitja Felicijan Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2025 20:01:22 +0100 Subject: Better tags --- ...hell-and-why-i-dont-use-vim-and-tmux-anymore.md | 244 ++++++++++----------- templates/base.html | 2 + templates/index.html | 6 +- templates/note.html | 6 +- templates/post.html | 9 +- 5 files changed, 136 insertions(+), 131 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/posts/2024-03-14-configuration-and-plugin-hell-and-why-i-dont-use-vim-and-tmux-anymore.md b/content/posts/2024-03-14-configuration-and-plugin-hell-and-why-i-dont-use-vim-and-tmux-anymore.md index 5537290..a80a392 100644 --- a/content/posts/2024-03-14-configuration-and-plugin-hell-and-why-i-dont-use-vim-and-tmux-anymore.md +++ b/content/posts/2024-03-14-configuration-and-plugin-hell-and-why-i-dont-use-vim-and-tmux-anymore.md @@ -9,142 +9,132 @@ draft: false There are three tiers of CLI software as far as I am concerned: - tools like `ls`, `cat`, `ps` (you use flags to customize, and you pipe -results through them), -- tools like `htop`, `nvtop`, `midnight commander` -(you can change the theme and maybe small things), -- editors like `vim`, -`helix`, `emacs` and multiplexers like `tmux`, `zellij`, `screen` -(usually very customizable). + results through them), +- tools like `htop`, `nvtop`, `midnight commander` (you can change the theme + and maybe small things), +- editors like `vim`, `helix`, `emacs` and multiplexers like `tmux`, `zellij`, + `screen` (usually very customizable). I understand that something like [GNU -utils](https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/) need to be small and -concise and minimal. No unnecessary fat or configuration options. I am a -massive proponent of [POSIX](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/POSIX) -style of utilities. I still think the [`pipe -operator`](https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/piping-in-unix-or-linux/) is -one of the most amazing things ever invented. I am still in awe when I -use it today. - -But when it comes to applications like text editors or terminal -multiplexers, I have a bit of a different opinion. I think they need to -have some basic batteries included. And I agree that basic batteries -included is a loaded term and means different things to different -people. I will try to make a case that takes in account things that -matter to me and, by extension, also may matter to others. Otherwise, -they would not have configuration files for these applications that are -bigger than some of their own projects. - -It is very naive to think that bare-bones [Vim](https://www.vim.org/) -is enough for working on a larger codebase. For some it may -be so, but the majority of people would prefer some minimal -[LSP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_Server_Protocol) integration -to quickly jump to definitions, fuzzy finding of files, things like -that. And in [Vim](https://www.vim.org/), I need a plugin to do this. The -same goes for [Neovim](https://neovim.io/). +utils](https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/) need to be small and concise +and minimal. No unnecessary fat or configuration options. I am a massive +proponent of [POSIX](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/POSIX) style of utilities. I +still think the [`pipe +operator`](https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/piping-in-unix-or-linux/) is one of +the most amazing things ever invented. I am still in awe when I use it today. + +But when it comes to applications like text editors or terminal multiplexers, I +have a bit of a different opinion. I think they need to have some basic +batteries included. And I agree that basic batteries included is a loaded term +and means different things to different people. I will try to make a case that +takes in account things that matter to me and, by extension, also may matter to +others. Otherwise, they would not have configuration files for these +applications that are bigger than some of their own projects. + +It is very naive to think that bare-bones [Vim](https://www.vim.org/) is enough +for working on a larger codebase. For some it may be so, but the majority of +people would prefer some minimal +[LSP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_Server_Protocol) integration to +quickly jump to definitions, fuzzy finding of files, things like that. And in +[Vim](https://www.vim.org/), I need a plugin to do this. The same goes for +[Neovim](https://neovim.io/). People bash on others when they say: I would rather not deal with -configurations, or I just want to use my system without the time -investment of learning everything into details and then configuring it. - -Most people don't derive their pleasure from ricing their setup. How is -this so impossible to understand for some people? - -There is also the argument that you should learn your tools. That is -correct and true. But again, it's a matter of perspective. Not everything -needs to be conquered and dominated. I am perfectly fine with knowing only -30% of some tool if 30% is what I need from it to do the job I need to do. - -For me, the argument, "But what if you end up being on a -server?" is ridiculous. Firstly, you shouldn't be developing on -a server. If you need to SSH to debug something, there is probably -[Vi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vi_%28text_editor%29) there already and -`:w` and searching config files will work. And if nothing else, you most -likely have `nano`. Not pretty, but gets the job done. I don't think -people making these arguments take their [Neovim](https://neovim.io/) -setup (with all their custom shortcuts and plugins, which makes this -a [PDE](https://www.guidefari.com/pde/) actually) with them on the -server. If they do this, they should be fired. :) - -You should learn [Vim motions](https://vim.rtorr.com/) is another -one. They will change your life. I did learn a lot of them. I think -they are amazing. But my life wasn't changed at all. I can still -hop into a normal notepad and do some coding there and be very -productive. Nothing really changed for me. I suspect these are the -things that people who have very addictive personalities say because -[Vim](https://www.vim.org/) motions bring joy to them. I can imagine -they get a massive dopamine hit using it. For me, it does nothing. It -is a convenient way to edit text. If I don't have them, I also don't -miss them. [Vim motions](https://vim.rtorr.com/) I mean. I adapt -quickly. Doesn't bother me at all. - -The next argument I hear a lot is, "I only check my setup once a year, and -then I am set. I don't tinker with my setup at all". This is an argument -of a seasoned user who went through all the stages of Vimtopia. If you -were to put a vanilla Vim in front of them, they would feel almost as lost -as a first-time user. You get a completely warped sense of reality when -you rice your setup to ungodly levels. Which you tend to do anyway. It's -the nature of the beast. Sure, you would know some basic motions, but -all those custom shortcuts you are so used to would not be there. You -would feel lost. No question about it. - -Did I have a massive `.vimrc`? Yes, I did. I was transitioning -from [Emacs](https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/) to -[Vim](https://www.vim.org/) and I wanted some basic things to navigate -code and not waste time finding stuff in projects I work on. And -to reproduce something usable required multiple plugins to make -[LSP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_Server_Protocol) work, -fuzzy searching was a bit easier, just two plugins, I think. But -it required a ton of reading and Googling for information. Also, -let's not pretend these plugins are frozen in time. Making +configurations, or I just want to use my system without the time investment of +learning everything into details and then configuring it. + +Most people don't derive their pleasure from ricing their setup. How is this so +impossible to understand for some people? + +There is also the argument that you should learn your tools. That is correct +and true. But again, it's a matter of perspective. Not everything needs to be +conquered and dominated. I am perfectly fine with knowing only 30% of some tool +if 30% is what I need from it to do the job I need to do. + +For me, the argument, "But what if you end up being on a server?" is +ridiculous. Firstly, you shouldn't be developing on a server. If you need to +SSH to debug something, there is probably +[Vi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vi_%28text_editor%29) there already and `:w` +and searching config files will work. And if nothing else, you most likely have +`nano`. Not pretty, but gets the job done. I don't think people making these +arguments take their [Neovim](https://neovim.io/) setup (with all their custom +shortcuts and plugins, which makes this a [PDE](https://www.guidefari.com/pde/) +actually) with them on the server. If they do this, they should be fired. :) + +You should learn [Vim motions](https://vim.rtorr.com/) is another one. They +will change your life. I did learn a lot of them. I think they are amazing. But +my life wasn't changed at all. I can still hop into a normal notepad and do +some coding there and be very productive. Nothing really changed for me. I +suspect these are the things that people who have very addictive personalities +say because [Vim](https://www.vim.org/) motions bring joy to them. I can +imagine they get a massive dopamine hit using it. For me, it does nothing. It +is a convenient way to edit text. If I don't have them, I also don't miss them. +[Vim motions](https://vim.rtorr.com/) I mean. I adapt quickly. Doesn't bother +me at all. + +The next argument I hear a lot is, "I only check my setup once a year, and then +I am set. I don't tinker with my setup at all". This is an argument of a +seasoned user who went through all the stages of Vimtopia. If you were to put a +vanilla Vim in front of them, they would feel almost as lost as a first-time +user. You get a completely warped sense of reality when you rice your setup to +ungodly levels. Which you tend to do anyway. It's the nature of the beast. +Sure, you would know some basic motions, but all those custom shortcuts you are +so used to would not be there. You would feel lost. No question about it. + +Did I have a massive `.vimrc`? Yes, I did. I was transitioning from +[Emacs](https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/) to [Vim](https://www.vim.org/) and +I wanted some basic things to navigate code and not waste time finding stuff in +projects I work on. And to reproduce something usable required multiple plugins +to make [LSP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_Server_Protocol) work, +fuzzy searching was a bit easier, just two plugins, I think. But it required a +ton of reading and Googling for information. Also, let's not pretend these +plugins are frozen in time. Making [LSP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_Server_Protocol) work with [Neovim](https://neovim.io/) became much easier, and you now use different -plugins than you did two years ago. So, you also have to keep track of -these things. This adds a big overhead. Let's be honest about it. +plugins than you did two years ago. So, you also have to keep track of these +things. This adds a big overhead. Let's be honest about it. The same goes for [Tmux](https://github.com/tmux/tmux). Tmux also supports plugins. And here we go again. And saying you can just use the native -functionalities is a dishonest thing to say. Because if that were true, -nobody would use these plugins, and they would not be popular at all. - -Now, if you like ricing your setup. Configuring things. And playing -around with your environment, you go for it. I can understand. I was -the same in my youth. It was fun and I loved every minute of it. - -The problematic thing that occurs is that Vim evangelists then go and -preach the Vim gospel, making everybody not using it feel like shit and -incompetent fools who do not care about "real" programming. - -I have friends who use [VS Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/) and -are amazing programmers. They don't care about terminals or plugins or -config files. They open their editor of choice and smash at writing the -code they need to write. And my respect for them has nothing to do with -the complexity of their setup. I respect them because the code they write -is of high quality. How they come up with it is of no importance to me. - -Most of the software we use daily or runs our world was written by -people who barely knew how to use a keyboard. Just watch [Brian Kernighan -type](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tc4ROCJYbm0) and you will see what -I mean. And then look at his accomplishments. Slow typing doesn't mean -shit. It's the quality of the work that matters. - -The reason why I switched to -[Helix](https://helix-editor.com/) is simple. It has -[LSP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_Server_Protocol) and fuzzy -finding built-in. There is no plugin system in place, so they needed to -include common things programmers need these days. For commenting a line, -you don't need a plugin. Just press `ctrl+c` over the line and that's -it. I don't remap anything. I use the defaults. The only thing I did -was change a default theme. And I choose one that was bundled with the -editor. That was it! - -The same goes for [Tmux](https://github.com/tmux/tmux). I -don't use it anymore, but I need a multiplexer. I am used to -it. Old dog, new tricks kind of a thing. I've used it for years -and years. And [Zellij](https://zellij.dev/) is a modern take on -[Tmux](https://github.com/tmux/tmux). Batteries included and with sane +functionalities is a dishonest thing to say. Because if that were true, nobody +would use these plugins, and they would not be popular at all. + +Now, if you like ricing your setup. Configuring things. And playing around with +your environment, you go for it. I can understand. I was the same in my youth. +It was fun and I loved every minute of it. + +The problematic thing that occurs is that Vim evangelists then go and preach +the Vim gospel, making everybody not using it feel like shit and incompetent +fools who do not care about "real" programming. + +I have friends who use [VS Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/) and are +amazing programmers. They don't care about terminals or plugins or config +files. They open their editor of choice and smash at writing the code they need +to write. And my respect for them has nothing to do with the complexity of +their setup. I respect them because the code they write is of high quality. How +they come up with it is of no importance to me. + +Most of the software we use daily or runs our world was written by people who +barely knew how to use a keyboard. Just watch [Brian Kernighan +type](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tc4ROCJYbm0) and you will see what I +mean. And then look at his accomplishments. Slow typing doesn't mean shit. It's +the quality of the work that matters. + +The reason why I switched to [Helix](https://helix-editor.com/) is simple. It +has [LSP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_Server_Protocol) and fuzzy +finding built-in. There is no plugin system in place, so they needed to include +common things programmers need these days. For commenting a line, you don't +need a plugin. Just press `ctrl+c` over the line and that's it. I don't remap +anything. I use the defaults. The only thing I did was change a default theme. +And I choose one that was bundled with the editor. That was it! + +The same goes for [Tmux](https://github.com/tmux/tmux). I don't use it anymore, +but I need a multiplexer. I am used to it. Old dog, new tricks kind of a thing. +I've used it for years and years. And [Zellij](https://zellij.dev/) is a modern +take on [Tmux](https://github.com/tmux/tmux). Batteries included and with sane defaults. No config file or plugins on my system to make it usable. This elitism about personal setups is so exhausting. You should use your -computer the way you want to use it, and I will use mine the way I see -fit. This herd mentality I see so often is so cringe. I'm so over taking -people seriously when it comes to these topics. +computer the way you want to use it, and I will use mine the way I see fit. +This herd mentality I see so often is so cringe. I'm so over taking people +seriously when it comes to these topics. diff --git a/templates/base.html b/templates/base.html index 3fbaf8e..ff39b57 100644 --- a/templates/base.html +++ b/templates/base.html @@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ table { width: 100%; } figure { margin: 0; } .flow { max-width: 1100px; column-count: 2; column-gap: 1em; } + .tags { display: inline-flex; gap: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; font-family: monospace; } + .tags mark { padding: 0 0.2em; font-size: small; } @media only screen and (max-width: 860px) { body { display: block; } main { margin: 1em 0; } diff --git a/templates/index.html b/templates/index.html index 57f9b40..be725f5 100644 --- a/templates/index.html +++ b/templates/index.html @@ -21,8 +21,10 @@ {{ range .Pages }} {{ if and (not .Draft) (or (eq .Type "note") (eq .Type "post")) }}
  • - {{ if eq .Type "note" }} - {{ range .Meta.tags }}{{ . }}{{ end }} + {{ if .Meta.tags }} +
    + {{ range .Meta.tags }}{{ . }}{{ end }} +
    {{ end }} {{ .Title }}
    • diff --git a/templates/note.html b/templates/note.html index ce72921..62ac5f0 100644 --- a/templates/note.html +++ b/templates/note.html @@ -20,7 +20,11 @@ {{ range .Pages | filterbytype "note" | random 15 }} {{ if not .Draft }}
  • - {{ range .Meta.tags }}{{ . }}{{ end }} + {{ if .Meta.tags }} +
    + {{ range .Meta.tags }}{{ . }}{{ end }} +
    + {{ end }} {{ .Title }}
    • {{ end }} diff --git a/templates/post.html b/templates/post.html index 13feb66..4458e8f 100644 --- a/templates/post.html +++ b/templates/post.html @@ -19,7 +19,14 @@ {{ range .Pages | filterbytype "post" | random 15 }} {{ if not .Draft }} -
  • {{ .Title }}
    • +
  • + {{ if .Meta.tags }} +
    + {{ range .Meta.tags }}{{ . }}{{ end }} +
    + {{ end }} + {{ .Title }} +
    • {{ end }} {{ end }} -- cgit v1.2.3