Reading up on Neovim
9 deep · digging since dec 19, 25
- Time to talk about my writerdeck
A writer details building a distraction-free Linux terminal-based "writerdeck" using Arch Linux, sway, tmux, and neovim, prioritizing focused writing over modern computing's temptations.
- The Emacsification of Software
AI-assisted coding makes software so easy to produce that individuals now build their own personal tools rather than install existing ones.
- Vim 9.2 | Hacker News
Vim 9.2 adds Wayland support, XDG compliance, fuzzy completion, diff improvements, and Vim9 script enhancements like enums and generics.
- crawshaw - 2026-02-08
AI coding agents have improved dramatically in the past year, now writing 90% of code, causing IDEs to wane as he returns to Vi.
Takes
Basecamp 5 is dropping very soon, and one of my absolute favorite features is that the whole system can be driven by the keyboard. Real nvim combo move gymnastics here!
@dhh
Making Basecamp 5 capable of the kind of key combos I relish in Neovim has been such a delight. Can't wait to share with all the keyboard-everything stans very soon!
@dhh
Omarchy 3.4 will ship with a new Remove > Preinstalls option, so purists can get that barren default setup they've been asking for. Just Neovim, terminals, browser, media readers, and the defaults. Take it, heathens! pic.twitter.com/f7ol7qa3Um
@dhh
I've really come to love Tmux's programmability. Next Omarchy will have a "nic" function that starts current directory with this 3-way split: Neovim, Opencode, Terminal. Everything a programmer needs! pic.twitter.com/KbvPHESq7T
@dhh
Stop using bulky GUIs. If you build software, live in the terminal.neovim + AI auto-assist + grok-code-fast. Lock in. 🔒The Setup:Shell: zsh + oh-my-zsh + starship Multiplexer: tmuxMonitor: btop + proc + duf + dustNav: yazi + zoxide + fzf + eza mag Search: ripgrep + fd… pic.twitter.com/0OKUWGhRjD
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