▲ 23 ▼ Best free (preferably FOSS) Rust IDE for MacOS (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by Bluetreefrog@lemmy.world to c/programming@programming.dev 34 comments fedilink hide all child comments I think I'm going to start learning Rust. Can anyone suggest a good IDE to use?
[–] Olap@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (3 children) VIM + plugins permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Bluetreefrog@lemmy.world [S] 5 points 2 years ago (2 children) I have to admit that while I'm old enough to remember VIM from days of yore, I never found the love that everyone had/has for it. Is it really as good as modern IDE's? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Olap@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Yes. Though neovim has stolen the limelight really. YCM or ALE with vim, ctrl+p plugins, nerdtree, lightline and you basically have an IDE permalink fedilink source parent [–] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago If you're going the vim route I'd go with NeoVim. The lua support for plugins has resulted in some really great IDE-like plugins. That being said, I still prefer VScode with vim mode. There's actually a cool plugin for VSCode that lets you bridge NeoVim into it if you want the best of both worlds permalink fedilink source parent [–] WhatsHerBucket@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Ooorr… vscode with vim extensions/keyboard mappings. :) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Olap@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago I tried: things like string subs didn't work, no visual block mode, macros non-existant Real Vim for me! permalink fedilink source parent [–] DmMacniel@feddit.de 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) its always an option. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Olap@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) VIM is more than an option. It transcends languages, frameworks, paradigms. Vim will always be there for you permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DmMacniel@feddit.de 4 points 2 years ago hail VIM! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Bluetreefrog@lemmy.world [S] 5 points 2 years ago (2 children) I have to admit that while I'm old enough to remember VIM from days of yore, I never found the love that everyone had/has for it. Is it really as good as modern IDE's? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Olap@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Yes. Though neovim has stolen the limelight really. YCM or ALE with vim, ctrl+p plugins, nerdtree, lightline and you basically have an IDE permalink fedilink source parent [–] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago If you're going the vim route I'd go with NeoVim. The lua support for plugins has resulted in some really great IDE-like plugins. That being said, I still prefer VScode with vim mode. There's actually a cool plugin for VSCode that lets you bridge NeoVim into it if you want the best of both worlds permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Olap@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Yes. Though neovim has stolen the limelight really. YCM or ALE with vim, ctrl+p plugins, nerdtree, lightline and you basically have an IDE permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago If you're going the vim route I'd go with NeoVim. The lua support for plugins has resulted in some really great IDE-like plugins. That being said, I still prefer VScode with vim mode. There's actually a cool plugin for VSCode that lets you bridge NeoVim into it if you want the best of both worlds permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WhatsHerBucket@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Ooorr… vscode with vim extensions/keyboard mappings. :) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Olap@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago I tried: things like string subs didn't work, no visual block mode, macros non-existant Real Vim for me! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Olap@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago I tried: things like string subs didn't work, no visual block mode, macros non-existant Real Vim for me! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DmMacniel@feddit.de 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) its always an option. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Olap@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) VIM is more than an option. It transcends languages, frameworks, paradigms. Vim will always be there for you permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DmMacniel@feddit.de 4 points 2 years ago hail VIM! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Olap@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) VIM is more than an option. It transcends languages, frameworks, paradigms. Vim will always be there for you permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DmMacniel@feddit.de 4 points 2 years ago hail VIM! permalink fedilink source parent