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Trying out Helix code editor as my main editor

Jun 30, 2022

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.

npm install -g typescript typescript-language-server
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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.

Editor

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).

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