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title: Neovim
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# Neovim
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Neovim is a refactor, and sometimes redactor, in the tradition of Vim (which itself derives from <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevie_%28text_editor%29 "Stevie"' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Stevie</a>).
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It is not a rewrite but a continuation and extension of Vim.
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Many clones and derivatives exist, some very clever—but none are Vim.
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Neovim is built for users who want the good parts of Vim, and more.
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Vim is a highly configurable text editor built to make creating and changing any kind of text very efficient.
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It is included as "vi" with most UNIX systems and with Apple OS X.
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## Goals
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- Provide a flexible, extensible Vim with a first-class, fast scripting alternative (lua/luajit)
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- Provide a consistent user experience across platforms
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- Leverage ongoing Vim development: harmony
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- Maintain feature parity with Vim; avoid regressions
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- Continue the Vim tradition of backwards compatibility, with few exceptions
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- Keep the core small and fast
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- Target all platforms supported by libuv
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- Optimize out of the box, for new users but especially regular users
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- Delegate to plugins, but preserve the utility of the editor core
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## Non-Goals
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- Turn Vim into an IDE
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- Limit third-party applications (such as IDEs!) built with Neovim
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- Deprecate VimL
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- Vi-compatibility
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## Principles
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- Do not regress from origin
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- Decide outcomes by weighing cost and benefit
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- Use automation to solve problems
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- Enable new contributors: remove barriers to entry
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- Unblock third parties and plugin authors: allow progress
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- In matters of taste or ambiguity, favor tradition/compatibility...
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- ...but prefer usability over tradition if the benefits are overwhelming
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- Give usability a chance™
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For more information head to <a href='https://neovim.io/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Neovim's homepage</a>
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