I've been using the [#HelixEditor](https://hachyderm.io/tags/HelixEditor) as my daily driver for the better part of a year now and I couldn't be more happy with it. I've managed to get a near-IDE setup and experience thanks to zellij and some awesome TUI tools.
This article aligns well with my experience, I recommend reading it if you're "modal editor curious" or dissatisfied with your (neo)vim config maintenance burden.

<https:herecomesthemoon.net/2025/06/i-like-helix/>

[#helix](https://hachyderm.io/tags/helix) [#modaleditor](https://hachyderm.io/tags/modaleditor) [#vim](https://hachyderm.io/tags/vim) [#neovim](https://hachyderm.io/tags/neovim)

[#TIL](https://fosstodon.org/tags/TIL) there's a fork of [#pyright](https://fosstodon.org/tags/pyright) , a [#python](https://fosstodon.org/tags/python) language server: <https://docs.basedpyright.com/>
If you're using the [#HelixEditor](https://fosstodon.org/tags/HelixEditor) , then this config file will save you 45 minutes of searching: <https://gist.github.com/blaisep/bddadf976f027ced7b6e37e520249fd5>

Another [#HelixEditor](https://fosstodon.org/tags/HelixEditor) change I made which is changing my life.

Pressing x will highlight whole lines. But if you accidentally hit x too many times, there is no way to go back up. So I made shift+x do exactly that.

X = ["extend_line_up", "extend_to_line_bounds"]

Giving [@zellij](https://hachyderm.io/@zellij) a try as [#tmux](https://mastodon.social/tags/tmux) replacement…
And it feels so "done right", just like when I moved on from (neo)vi(m) after decades to [#HelixEditor](https://mastodon.social/tags/HelixEditor)
The fundamental stuff just works and doesn't need a ton of tweaking, plugins and config debugging.
Getting started is made easy by the fact, that the UI doesn't hide its functionality behind a steep learning curve, but instead shows contextual hints for keyboard shortcuts, actions etc.
Something both, [#zellij](https://mastodon.social/tags/zellij) and [#HelixEditor](https://mastodon.social/tags/HelixEditor) just get right!