amjith/nvim-from-scratch

Neovim from scratch is a companion configuration to a YouTube tutorial series that teaches you how to build your own customized text editor setup from the ground up. Rather than just giving you a finished product, it walks you through the process step by step, with each video in the playlist matching a specific branch in the repository. This lets you follow along at your own pace and understand what each piece does. The setup is built for Neovim, a modern, highly customizable version of the classic Vim editor. When you first run it, the config automatically pulls in a set of plugins and language parsers (called Treesitter) that improve how the editor understands and highlights your code. The README also guides you through fixing common issues, like getting copy and paste working across different operating systems, and enabling Python and Node support so the editor can interact with those languages. This is aimed at developers who want to learn how to configure Neovim themselves rather than rely on someone else's pre-built setup. If you've ever seen a developer's slick, keyboard-driven editor and wanted to understand how it was put together, this project gives you that behind-the-scenes view. It's practical for someone who already uses Vim-style editing and wants to take it further, or for a curious beginner willing to follow the video series. One notable thing about the approach is its educational structure. By tying each lesson to a git branch, you can jump directly to the stage you're interested in or rewind to see how things were built incrementally. The README doesn't go into deep detail about what specific features the final config includes, you're expected to follow the video playlist for the full picture.