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> LSP just worked

Hi, just browsing. Where are you usually having issues with LSP these days? Is it a vim issue specifically, or related to your setup?

I believe LSP works across a multitude of editors by now.



What helix gives you is opinionated LSP support. With vim you first have to add some configuration and choose key bindings. I have used LSPs with vim before, but I wasn't sure which configuration makes the most sense. In addition, helix is optimized for discoverability: You get context menus for basic editing commands and LSP commands. This really helps with learning how to take advantage of the editor and the LSP features.


I'm currently discovering Helix because I'm creating an LSP. I had tried to do the work in Zed, but Zed requires compilation with each update. It's for the sake of sandboxing, but it slows everything down immensely.




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