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by supermdguy 2956 days ago
What, specifically, is the problem with emulators that make them not teach the right habits? I get that emulators are likely more bloated and have less features than real vim/neovim. But, to me, that's not a dealbreaker, especially since it can be really convenient to use an emulator in an IDE.
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notheguyouthink 2956 days ago
As an aside, there are GUIs coming out for Neovim that give you features of IDEs with 100% real backing of Vim/Neovim. Ie, it's actually Neovim, but the GUI is just a frontend with IDE bells and whistles.

Most are pretty young I believe, so maybe not ready for you. I'm sure it's coming though :)

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xur17 2956 days ago
I would agree with this. Emulators typically are missing a few features, so moving from emulator -> vim should work okay. On the other hand, I've never had success going from vim -> emulator. It's always missing a few key features in my muscle memory that completely destroy my productivity.
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maxk42 2956 days ago
vim's feature-set is not just large -- it's vast. After 11+ years using it, I doubt I'm familiar with 1%.

There is no emulator that has that completeness. Most scarcely implement the beginner commands.

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