From Vim To NeoVim experience

Hello dear friends, developers & engineers

Today i would like to explain a little about my experience as a developer from Vim to Neovim when it comes to using terminal-based code editor.

My journey with terminal-based editors began with Vim.
At first, Vim felt confusing, difficult, and completely different from traditional editors.

I could not even understand how to exit it without searching online.
However, I decided to learn it instead of returning immediately to my comfort zone.

I started with basic commands such as i, Esc, :w, :q, and :wq.
Then I learned how to navigate files using h, j, k, and l.
Little by little, I stopped depending on the mouse while writing code.

I discovered commands for copying, deleting, replacing, searching, and moving through files.
Vim taught me that editing code could be based on actions rather than repeated clicking.
I created my first .vimrc file to personalize the editor.
I added line numbers, syntax highlighting, indentation rules, and useful key mappings.

I later installed plugins to improve file navigation, autocompletion, and Git integration.
As my configuration grew, maintaining Vim became more complicated.
That experience encouraged me to explore Neovim as a modern alternative.

Neovim immediately felt familiar because it preserved Vim’s commands and editing philosophy.
At the same time, it offered a more flexible and modern configuration system.

I gradually moved from Vimscript to Lua for configuring my editor.
Lua made my configuration cleaner, easier to understand, and easier to maintain.
With Neovim, I added LSP support for intelligent suggestions, diagnostics, and code navigation.

I also configured Treesitter, fuzzy searching, formatting, debugging, and Git tools.

Neovim became more than a text editor; it became my personalized development environment.
The transition was challenging because I had to understand plugins, dependencies, and configuration structure.
However, every problem I solved helped me understand my tools at a deeper level.

Today, Neovim gives me speed, control, flexibility, and a keyboard-centered development workflow.
My journey from Vim to Neovim transformed not only how I edit code, but also how I think as a developer.