Vimified
Dev tools
editor configuration
SHOW HN2012
How HN took it
1 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 6 critical, out of 10 comments about the project. Thread score -0.36.
Idea: 1 for, 3 againstDocs: 0 for, 2 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
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What HN said
What people liked
Good plugin selection
From 1 comment
Great selection of plugins, keep it up !
odilontalk on HN
Steps in the right direction compared to Janus
From 1 comment
"The Ultimate Vim Configuration" is like saying "The Ultimate Pair of Pants." No matter how hard you try, one size just doesn't fit all. That having been said, projects like this…
Calamitous on HN
Objections
One config does not fit everyone; users want to control their own vimrc
From 3 comments
"The Ultimate Vim Configuration" is like saying "The Ultimate Pair of Pants." No matter how hard you try, one size just doesn't fit all. That having been said, projects like this…
Calamitous on HNThanks for the hard work, but the only person that should decide what is or not in my .vim folder and my .vimrc is me. Also the name doesn't seem very good to me : "vimifying"…
johncoltrane on HNI appreciate what you're doing. Whatever you do try not to hinder people learning vim as a core. After installing Janus, I decided that I wasn't learning Vim anymore, I was…
brandoncordell on HN
Plugins listed lack descriptions and explanation
From 1 comment
I wish each plugin listed had a descriptive paragraph instead of just a one liner. I've meticulously curated my vimrc to accommodate my particular work-flow and visual…
vectorpush on HN
Less feature-rich than spf13-vim and no Windows support
From 2 comments
At the moment spf13-vim is, indeed, more feature-rich. There is also no Windows support yet. I'll provide a way to easily select plugin sets for a specific language/technology.…
zaiste on HNWhy should I choose vimified over spf13-vim? [Especially because I am on Windows and I don't see any details about Windows support.] Also, why should I install plugins about…
solutionyogi on HN
Name is misleading since vimify means making things more Vim-like
From 1 comment
Thanks for the hard work, but the only person that should decide what is or not in my .vim folder and my .vimrc is me. Also the name doesn't seem very good to me : "vimifying"…
johncoltrane on HN
Vim freezes at 100% CPU on startup and yankring errors on missing directory
From 1 comment
Vim completely freezes and consumes 100% cpu right after starting up. Also, the yankring plugin has a problem with non-existant ~/.vim/tmp directory.
karinqe on HN
Requests
Descriptive documentation for each plugin
From 1 comment
I wish each plugin listed had a descriptive paragraph instead of just a one liner. I've meticulously curated my vimrc to accommodate my particular work-flow and visual…
vectorpush on HN
Windows support
From 1 comment
Why should I choose vimified over spf13-vim? [Especially because I am on Windows and I don't see any details about Windows support.] Also, why should I install plugins about…
solutionyogi on HN
Plugin sets for specific languages
From 1 comment
At the moment spf13-vim is, indeed, more feature-rich. There is also no Windows support yet. I'll provide a way to easily select plugin sets for a specific language/technology.…
zaiste on HN
Installation instructions for MacVim
From 1 comment
How would you install this for Macvim?
asselinpaul on HN
Boot time comparison with stock Vim
From 1 comment
How does boot time compare to stock/distro Vim?
strager on HN
Questions
Why choose this over spf13-vim or astrails/dotvim
From 2 comments
Why should I choose vimified over spf13-vim? [Especially because I am on Windows and I don't see any details about Windows support.] Also, why should I install plugins about…
solutionyogi on HNHow is this better then https://github.com/astrails/dotvim ? :) The readme is better and does not pretends to be ultimate, just a pretty good one ;)
Vitaly on HN
How does boot time compare to stock Vim
From 1 comment
How does boot time compare to stock/distro Vim?
strager on HN
Alternatives named
Janus
From 1 comment
I appreciate what you're doing. Whatever you do try not to hinder people learning vim as a core. After installing Janus, I decided that I wasn't learning Vim anymore, I was…
brandoncordell on HN
spf13-vim
From 1 comment
Why should I choose vimified over spf13-vim? [Especially because I am on Windows and I don't see any details about Windows support.] Also, why should I install plugins about…
solutionyogi on HN
astrails/dotvim
From 1 comment
check out https://github.com/astrails/dotvim instead. pretty good readme
Vitaly on HN