Not gonna lie, a few years ago when I eared @robinm asking for a built-in plugin manager in #vim / #nvim, I was not convinced.
Why? Because I thought it was already the case. `pack/{opt,start}` has been around for quite a while now and I used #git #submodules to have a portable configuration.
Since then, I've used various plugins manager. They're handy but don't offer much more than the built-in.
And now, back to sugar-coated basics: https://echasnovski.com/blog/2026-03-13-a-guide-to-vim-pack.
I now agree with @robinm.










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