It’s been on my list for some time to finally start using Neovim and all that it has to offer as an IDE. As an experienced Vim user, it was hard deciding on what path I should take to convert over. Almost by definition, Vi users are all distinct snowflakes and have their preferred tools and methodologies. That makes it hard to choose who’s advice to follow.
Takeaway
After trying (and failing) to bolt on the IDE components to my current Vim configuration, I came away with the feeling that I can still use Vim as a text editor, but to use Neovim as an IDE I should start from scratch with one of the pre-configured flavors.
Note that I was successful in porting my current Vim configuration, so it would be possible to use Neovim as my ‘Vim’. But for now I think it is safest (and sanest) to maybe use both in tandem for different types of editing.