🖥️ After years of VS Code I switched to Neovim – on an old MacBook Pro running Linux Mint.

The trigger was pretty simple: VS Code was just too heavy for the hardware. CPU at 100% on startup, Firefox open at the same time? Forget it.

Honestly the switch wasn't as big as expected – I had always used the Vim plugin in VS Code for shortcuts anyway. Moving to native Neovim was more of a "finally going all in" moment.

💡 What surprised me most: the performance. Neovim starts in milliseconds, the fan stays quiet, and the whole system just feels more relaxed.

I'm still experimenting and gradually porting the features I loved in VS Code. Debugging, CMake integration, AI support – there's still a lot to explore.

Anyone made a similar switch or have plugin recommendations for C++ development?

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