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JetBrains CLion.

I used to program in Vim/Neovim. Using a full-blown IDE is a real productivity boost when programming in for example Rust, which is what I write the most, and use CLion for the most.

CLion has Vim emulation also. So I still have normal mode, insert mode, and most other main features of Vim that I know and love :)



Similar story for me. Used to basically use vim, but after taking over a large-ish python project I switched to PyCharm.

Its support for detecting type errors (I use type hints pretty consistently) and its refactoring support have probably saved me way more than 100 hours. Just Shift-shift searching has probably done that by itself, too. And import optimization. I could go on and on.

Plus integrated sql/db stuff is just icing on the cake. Best subscription I’ve ever paid for.


The CLion/JetBrains Vim emulation via IdeaVim is _so_ good. Better than VS Code and on a level with Emacs Evil mode for me.

Adding shortcuts to my ideavimrc saved me a bunch of time and has made CLion largely keyboard-driven for me.

https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/using-product-as-the-vim...




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