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by mwest217 158 days ago
Vim, neovim, and helix all handle multiple-GB files fine!
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maleldil 158 days ago
> neovim

I have to turn off my config (-u NONE) for large files (e.g., multi-GB JSON files), or everything slows to a crawl. I never profiled it to know what's causing the slowdown. It might be treesitter.

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cyberpunk 158 days ago
syntax hi-lighting is the usual culprit in regular vim when pasting or piping a big blob of json i’ve found
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IshKebab 158 days ago
Yeah but then you have to use Vim-style editing which I hate.
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