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      I've been [a full-time Neovim user][0] since July 2021.

      I've used Nix since September 2022, when I migrated my dotfiles from using Ansible to use Nix and Home Manager.

      My Neovim configuration has gone through several iterations to what it is today.

      I've used Nix for a while to install plugins for Neovim, but the configuration was all written in Lua files which were placed by Home Manager into the correct directory.

      Now, I've switched to using a project called NixVim.

      It enables configuring Neovim using the Nix language, which is converted to Lua code behind the scenes.

      Doing this makes my configuration files [more consistent and easier to maintain][1], and reduced the amount of code I needed for my Neovim configuration.

      Most of the configuration in Nix is equivalent to the options in Lua, but there are some great settings like `plugins.lsp.enable` and `plugins.cmp.enable` that make it easy to configure language servers and completion.

      I've also found a [great episode about this][2] on the Full Time Nix podcast that I'd recommend to find out more.

      If you're interested in Nix and/or Neovim, [give NixVim a look][3].

      [0]: /blog/going-full-vim
      [1]: /daily/2024/11/21/one-configuration-language-to-rule-them-all
      [2]: https://fulltimenix.com/episodes/contributing-to-nixpkgs-nixvim-with-gaetan-lepage
      [3]: https://github.com/nix-community/nixvim
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      <p>I've been <a href="/blog/going-full-vim">a full-time Neovim user</a> since July 2021.</p>
      <p>I've used Nix since September 2022, when I migrated my dotfiles from using Ansible to use Nix and Home Manager.</p>
      <p>My Neovim configuration has gone through several iterations to what it is today.</p>
      <p>I've used Nix for a while to install plugins for Neovim, but the configuration was all written in Lua files which were placed by Home Manager into the correct directory.</p>
      <p>Now, I've switched to using a project called NixVim.</p>
      <p>It enables configuring Neovim using the Nix language, which is converted to Lua code behind the scenes.</p>
      <p>Doing this makes my configuration files <a href="/daily/2024/11/21/one-configuration-language-to-rule-them-all">more consistent and easier to maintain</a>, and reduced the amount of code I needed for my Neovim configuration.</p>
      <p>Most of the configuration in Nix is equivalent to the options in Lua, but there are some great settings like <code>plugins.lsp.enable</code> and <code>plugins.cmp.enable</code> that make it easy to configure language servers and completion.</p>
      <p>I've also found a <a href="https://fulltimenix.com/episodes/contributing-to-nixpkgs-nixvim-with-gaetan-lepage">great episode about this</a> on the Full Time Nix podcast that I'd recommend to find out more.</p>
      <p>If you're interested in Nix and/or Neovim, <a href="https://github.com/nix-community/nixvim">give NixVim a look</a>.</p>
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