In the world of programming, there are two ancient artifacts. One is called “The Editor of the Gods, Emacs”, and the other is called “The God of Editors, Vim”. These two editors, since their inception, have engaged in an ongoing holy war. Whether it’s Vim or Emacs, both are constantly evolving and developing. Gradually, a dazzling new star has emerged on the branch of Vim, and it’s called Neovim.

What is Neovim

From its name, Neovim appears to be a new star in the Vim galaxy. According to the official description: Neovim is a fork of Vim that focuses mainly on extensibility and usability. Many Vim users have migrated to Neovim, inheriting Vim’s charm of classic shortcuts and rich plugin system, while adding new features such as built-in LSP (Language Server Protocol) and asynchronous IO.