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Neovim - Customizable Helix alternative

This a continuation to my last article about Helix.

Being inspired, but I still came back

My brief run with Helix is coming to an end for now. After using Helix for around two weeks I started having an urge to bring my Neovim config up to speed instead of launching Helix.

What I gained from trying Helix was some much-needed perspective and joy to delve into my Neovim configuration. Instead of making large changes, I mostly went through my config again trying to discover things that I had missed or forgotten about.

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Helix - Preconfigured Neovim alternative

Investigation time

Helix has been on my mind for a long time, but I never got around to it. It is time to fix that.

I’m doing this comparison between Helix and Neovim, which has been my editor of choice for a long time.

This document is WIP, so it might not be completely factually correct. I’m writing this while learning.

Should you?

Yes, even if you are a hardcore Vimmer I think you should try Helix.

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Performance testing an IntelliJ plugin with JMH

Performance testing Fuzzier

The time has finally come. I want to create some performance metrics for Fuzzier.

Fuzzier is a file finder plugin for JetBrains editors inspired by Telescope for Nvim that I've been developing for a little over a year now.

First, I need a plan. Fuzzier is written in Kotlin and I'm a Java developer, so I'll be leaning into the tools that I know.

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IdeaVim ideas and explanation

Configuring IdeaVim to be awesome

Why do I feel this is important?

Do you really know how good you can make IntelliJ using vim bindings and the IdeaVim plugin? It took me quite a long time before I understood what it actually was capable of.

I really enjoy NeoVim, but being mainly a Java developer it still cannot beat IntelliJ in my opinion. Although I do miss the fact that the terminal is a buffer in NeoVim.

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Refactoring a large part of an IntelliJ plugin

Refactoring Fuzzier score calculation

Why would I do that?

I've been working with Fuzzier for over four months now, and it is getting closer to being at 1.0/feature ready. With good amount of other things and QoL changes done since its inception.

The file path and search string comparison/score calculation is one likely the most important feature of the plugin. Having the ability to tweak and modify the search results, so it works the best for each of us is important when using a file finder.

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An article about creating a relatively simple IntelliJ IDEA plugin

Creating an IntelliJ Plugin

What's missing from IntelliJ

Lately I've been checking out some videos from The Primeagen and was inspired to get back into vim. Although I'm not ready to give up IntelliJ IDEA, I set up the IdeaVim plugin two months ago and I'm still loving it.

I was curious about NeoVim and decided to follow The Primeagen's video 0 to LSP : Neovim RC From Scratch. I absolutely loved how the telescope search works and it became really clear that the double shift (or CTRL + SHIFT + n) file search in IntelliJ does not support fuzzy search nor include the project file path in the search. After spending almost five minutes to check the marketplace for a fuzzy search plugin, I already knew the answer; I wanted to make a plugin that feels and looks more like Telescope for Nvim.

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Implementing an HTTP listener to a Raspberry Pi to control a LiteDB database

Setting Up a HTTP Listener for LiteDB on a Raspberry Pi

If you want to skip the setup for my situation, press me. I am not an expert, but learning and experimenting myself

In the previous article I setup a LiteDB (NoSQL database) to my Raspberry Pi. This time I want to add a HTTP listener to my Raspberry Pi that can used to make modifications to the LiteDB database. This will enable me to make changes to the database using Local Area Network (LAN) devices.