Neovim vs Visual Studio Code

A side-by-side look at Neovim and Visual Studio Code. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Neovim

Development

Neovim is a hyperextensible Vim-based text editor. It aims to improve Vim by refactoring the source code to allow greater plugin development and extension. It offers the familiar keybindings and modes of Vim with a streamlined codebase for customization.

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Visual Studio Code

Development

Visual Studio Code is a free, open-source, lightweight code editor developed by Microsoft. It supports debugging, syntax highlighting, intelligent code completion, and Git control. VS Code has a large extension ecosystem allowing developers to add new languages, themes, debuggers and tools.

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