Why I love Neovim

The case for Neovim from someone who spent thirty-plus years on vi and years on JetBrains before finally trying it — not because either was broken, but because Neovim’s customizability makes your editor a Personal Development Environment in a way IDEs can’t match. With concrete examples from the yoda.nvim distribution.

July 12, 2026 · 10 min · Omar Crosby