# How neovim made me a better developer

Switching to neovim has been the most impactful decision I’ve made as a developer in the last couple of years.

Neovim optimizes the keyboard experience. As developers, we tend to edit more code than we create. Having a great set of tools to make that process easier makes all the difference.

Here’s 4 ways how neovim has changed my developer experience:

# Improved File Navigation


- Using `j`, `k`, `h`, `l` makes it really easy to move in any direction without leaving the keyboard
- Jump to any line by typing `<line_number>G` and pressing `ENTER`
- Supercharge your file search using regular expressions by pressing `/`

# Different interaction modes (Normal, Insert, Visual)

- Use normal mode to quickly navigate through a file
- Use insert mode to quickly jump into the editing process
- Use visual mode to quickly select text
- Keybindings to make switching easy

# Improved Code Refactoring (Macros)

- Press `<q><char>` to start recording the macro
-  Perform several commands (e.g.):
  - Capitalize the first letter of a sentence
  -  Add a period at the end of the sentence
- Press `<q>` to stop the recording
- Go to the next line and press `<@><char>` to auto repeat the action

# Easily extendable using lua or vimscript

- Neovim comes with a lot of built in commands, but allows an easy way to extend its functionality
- Add keybindings, global functions or use plugins to make your editor do anything you want


There's limitless potential.

**Neovim = supercharged code editing**