compilers-targeting-c VS neovim

https://github.com/dbohdan/compilers-targeting-c

I'm long time fan of programming languages that compiles to C hoping that one day will fall in love with one endlessly! :-)

Somehow related: a list of open source compilers that can generate C code.

If we need a higher-level language in the kernel, it should be a copyfree-licensed language. Lua is already the language of choice for in-kernel scripting. There are many languages that compile to C (Nim, V, Chicken Scheme, etc), which makes them just as fast but a lot less bloated than Rust.

Sadly the best alternative to Apache-licensed LLVM is still LLVM version 8 (the last version under the original license). It should continue to compile well-written C programs (including everything in BSD base), as well as languages that compile to C (Nim, V, Chicken Scheme, etc). But newer C++ features, new hardware support, and ever-improving optimizations would not be available. This would result in a growing number of ports pulling in the latest LLVM/clang as a dependency...

I still use llvm80 (8.0.1_7) (mainly as the Nim / V / Chicken / etc backend), because it's the last Copyfree version, before the switch to Apache license.

As a software engineer, choosing and understanding your text editor is important part of your work, as it impacts your productivity and workflow efficiency. It's like choosing the perfect tool for any trade - you need to know what tool to use and how to use it effectively if you want to excel. For me, I use Neovim as my editor and I have been using it for a little over a year now.

This got me thinking about my recent pivot, my switch to Neovim by way of LazyVim to write most of my code, and using tmux to keep terminal states alive after closing a session.

Neovim: Make sure you have Neovim installed on your system. You can check the official website for installation instructions: https://neovim.io/ Git: We'll be using Git to clone the LazyVim starter pack. If you don't have Git, you can download it from https://git-scm.com/downloads

There are several ways to install Neovim. This wiki provides several guidelines on how to install Neovim.

All these thoughts I've shared, I would have them on occasion - but ever since I switched to Linux and Neovim, my curiosity has been through the roof. Switching over to Neovim and Linux was a not so fun weekend of configuration and spending half a day getting my work's local dev environment running on my new OS (which no one has tested development on). But I now have a deeper understanding of the tools I use, and have a text editor configured to be the most optimal for the way I want to use it.