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Sep 15, 2025 • 1h 26min

(Full Interview) Creator of Kitty Terminal and Calibre | Kovid Goyal

Discover the world of open source development with Kovid, the mastermind behind the Kitty Terminal and Calibre. Gain insights into terminal protocols, open-source strategies, and the future of software design. Perfect for developers and tech enthusiasts!Link to the video:https://youtu.be/8PYLPC3dzWQWhat's the best way to support me?https://linkarzu.com/about/#youre-a-fraud-why-do-you-ask-for-money-isnt-youtube-ads-enoughTimeline:00:00 Highlights02:30 Kovid's background and History on Calibre and Kitty08:47 From Physics to Full-Time Development09:50 The Birth of Kitty Terminal12:15 Innovating Terminal Features17:35 Addressing Keyboard Handling Issues20:08 Text Sizing Protocol Innovations23:27 Adoption of the Kitty Graphics Protocol26:41 Out-of-the-Box Use Cases29:16 Introducing the kitty panel30:01 Quick Access Kitten: A New Feature31:01 Revolutionizing File Open Dialogs32:19 Understanding Calibre: An E-Book Management Tool35:01 Calibre’s Versatile Features38:10 Fetching News with Calibre 39:00 Kovid is proud of his Daughter using Calibre40:00 Seamless Kindle Integration, how to send books42:36 Community Feedback and Accessibility44:18 Navigating Legal Waters with Calibre44:40 Why Python for kitty and not wear the high striped socks and go for rust49:43 Performance Insights and User Experience51:02 Community-Driven Development52:45 Thoughts on TMUX, the Drawbacks of Terminal Multiplexers59:14 Reimagining Multiplexers01:00:35 How Tmux is useful for managing sessions and kitty's alternative (kitty remote API)01:05:15 Building Custom Workflows with Kitty01:07:02 Compatibility with Terminal Multiplexers01:10:02 The Role of Sessions in Terminal Usage01:12:39 Cursor Animations and User Contributions01:15:02 Personal Development Setup and Preferences01:19:01 Living Off Open Source
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Sep 15, 2025 • 1h 15min

Arch Wizard Brodie Robertson vs My Mac Life - Will He Convert Me?

Linux legend Brodie Robertson (103 K subs) joins me for an unfiltered chat that jumps from his iconic high striped socks to the nitty-gritty of window managers in Linux, while I defend my daily-driver macOS. If you’re hunting for Brodie Robertson interviews, Linux tips, or honest takes on Linux vs Mac, this is for you.Link to the video:https://youtu.be/bAmJQuX4-akWhat's the best way to support me?https://linkarzu.com/about/#youre-a-fraud-why-do-you-ask-for-money-isnt-youtube-ads-enoughTimeline:00:00:00 - Highlights00:01:28 - Who is Brodie Robertson @BrodieRobertson 00:02:16 - Brodie's main channel and podcast00:02:51 - Why 2 separate channels?00:07:38 - Do you do YouTube full time?00:08:29 - You recommend someone starting a channel?00:10:34 - Do you take video sponsorships?00:11:58 - boot.dev, reach out to the man00:12:38 - 2 favorite music bands00:13:26 - How old are you?00:13:48 - How is the insect situation in Australia?00:14:38 - You should be worried about snakes00:15:45 - Favorite movies00:16:46 - Are you into videogames?00:18:40 - High striped rust arch socks good for health?00:19:34 - rust + arch = linux user00:21:13 - Family background, how you ended up in tech00:24:50 - Family thoughts on you doing YouTube00:26:08 - Family members understand your passion for IT?00:27:40 - Are you into any instruments?00:29:19 - IDE or editor of choice?00:30:17 - What do you do for note taking?00:30:39 - Thoughts on Obsidian00:32:00 - Neovim own config or distribution?00:33:12 - Thoughts on the lazyvim distro00:34:10 - Tool to push to version control00:34:39 - Thoughts on LazyGit00:35:34 - Thoughts on tmux00:36:31 - Isn't it complicated using a WM in tiling mode?00:37:03 - Niri, A scrollable-tiling Wayland compositor00:38:06 - Keep track in your mind of where apps are?00:39:21 - OS usage before Linux00:41:22 - Thoughts on the current state of Windows00:43:28 - Thoughts on current state of macOS00:44:42 - Rivalry between Linux and macOS?00:46:06 - LTT vs PewDiePie trying Linux00:47:48 - LTT and Emily (Anthony back in the day)00:50:21 - Which Linux Distro should I start with, as a mac user00:52:22 - Marker 3800:53:22 - Which window manager should I use?00:54:46 - What is wayland and all that fancy medical lingo?00:58:04 - Yabai padding in macos01:00:27 - i3 not make me look cool compared to wayland?01:01:25 - Thoughts on using debian stable01:02:14 - Thoughts on system76 and framework laptops01:04:14 - Share my phone as a camera in Linux?01:05:43 - Single or multiple monitors?01:06:38 - Do you script your videos?01:07:02 - Terminal you use01:07:49 - What keyboard do you use01:08:41 - Thoughts on split keyboards01:09:02 - Keyboard layout?01:09:16 - Thoughts on homelab01:09:49 - Thoughts on AI01:11:13 - Working on any other projects?01:12:14 - Experience with open source community
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Sep 13, 2025 • 1h 34min

macOS Power User Asks DistroTube: Which Linux Never Breaks?

Let's talk about Linux distros, Emacs, Neovim, org mode and more with Distrotube.Link to the video:https://youtu.be/bWX7jI9t7j8What's the best way to support me?https://linkarzu.com/about/#youre-a-fraud-why-do-you-ask-for-money-isnt-youtube-ads-enoughTimeline:00:00:00 - Video Highlights00:02:49 - When started YouTube and why?00:04:42 - Linux popularity over the years00:05:48 - 264,000 subscribers 1600 videos00:06:26 - DT hasnt used mac since 199000:07:13 - Thoughts on GNU coreutils rust rewrite00:09:57 - uutils MIT License00:10:58 - Thoughts on PewDiePie Linux Video00:12:06 - PewDiePie users coming to linux00:13:35 - Find DistroTube on YouTube and Odysee00:14:06 - Background, how you ended up in Tech?00:14:39 - Bachelors and master in music performance00:15:18 - Started putting the hours after Covid00:16:51 - Quality of videos when you get started00:17:39 - Equipment when got started00:19:51 - Recommend someone starting a channel?00:21:18 - How long it took to see YouTube results?00:22:46 - Your YouTube growth exponential?00:24:54 - 2 favorite music bands00:25:56 - king diamond00:29:44 - 2 favorite movies00:32:50 - Thoughts on videogames00:35:21 - IDE of choice, mainly emacs00:35:46 - If in terminal, Neovim00:36:33 - qtile config written in org mode00:37:11 - vterm terminal in emacs00:38:06 - Org-bullets00:38:56 - What is the emacs literate config00:39:02 - Joshua Blais video00:39:59 - DistroTube dotfiles00:41:53 - How to make org headings bigger00:43:05 - Linkarzu Markdown headings in Neovim00:44:07 - Variable font size in emacs GUI app00:44:55 - Why do you go out of emacs?00:46:06 - Why Alacritty terminal?00:46:23 - Thoughts on Ghostty00:49:24 - Thoughts on terminal splits, tabs00:52:32 - Thoughts on TMUX00:53:12 - Own emacs config or distro?00:55:12 - Use Emacs as an SSH client00:55:59 - Emacs SSH key based auth?00:56:10 - Tool to push to gitlab github00:57:38 - Thoughts on macOS01:00:04 - Ubuntu or Debian server01:01:34 - Snap packages, docker, kubernetes01:03:04 - Debian repos, old packages01:04:02 - Really long preamble to ask something01:05:42 - Stable Linux distro, similar to macOS01:05:55 - Thoughts on Fedora01:07:25 - snaps, flatpaks, app images01:08:14 - Drawbacks to flatpaks?01:09:42 - Distro hopping01:10:56 - Install Neovim as a flatpak?01:11:40 - Rivalry between Linux and MacOS?01:12:13 - Microsoft and Linux issues01:13:57 - What if Microsoft was still unix based?01:15:48 - Favorite Linux command, dir01:16:26 - Thoughts on system76 and Framework01:16:53 - Hardware compatibility in Linux01:19:41 - Thoughts on Windows01:23:36 - Keyboard, zsa moonlander01:23:57 - zsa ergodox01:24:21 - zsa plank01:25:41 - Layout, qwerty01:26:17 - Thoughts on homelabs01:27:54 - Gluster Cluster for storage01:28:33 - AWS reliability for storing videos01:29:18 - Why keep backup of youtube videos?01:30:04 - YouTube videos demonetized01:30:55 - YouTube strikes?01:32:07 - 2nd channel dtoptions01:32:30 - Working on DTOS linux distro
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Sep 13, 2025 • 1h 25min

Traditional Network Engineer Dead? (ft. Lazarus Agapidis, Network Expert)

Lazarus Agapidis from @telecomTech.explained is a telecom and networking professional with over 25 years of experience in network design, architecture, and telecom technologies. Over his career, he has led major projects, trained professionals, and helped countless individuals earn certifications and advance their careers. His goal is to make networking and telecom concepts clear, practical, and engaging - the way he wished he was taught when he started learning! Link to the video:https://youtu.be/uiTDY_edHa0What's the best way to support me?https://linkarzu.com/about/#youre-a-fraud-why-do-you-ask-for-money-isnt-youtube-ads-enoughTimeline:00:00:00 - Intro00:02:39 - Who is Lazarus Agapidis?00:05:00 - Born in Canada, living in Greece00:05:35 - How did all start?00:06:21 - Astrophysics at the university00:06:55 - York university, space communications science00:07:20 - Telecommunications management, Sheridan00:08:06 - Start working Sprint Canada00:08:21 - Voice traffic engineering department00:08:44 - University of Crete, networking job00:09:05 - Cisco call manager (CUCM)00:09:58 - Single Engineer at Municipality of Heraklion00:11:23 - URBACT00:12:13 - Founted telecomTech in 201700:13:36 - Why always looking for something new?00:15:30 - 5G training with skillsoft00:16:53 - When you started with YouTube00:17:31 - What other videos should people expect?00:19:15 - What's the catch?00:19:58 - Soon offering in depth courses00:21:35 - Telecom & network engineer career roadmap00:22:38 - Do you have professional experience teaching?00:23:16 - CCNA instructor certification00:23:53 - Forum mod at networklessons.com00:24:12 - Rene Molenaar00:26:18 - networklessons.com labs00:27:07 - Skillsoft 5G courses00:27:58 - Offer other services?00:28:59 - Writing own articles and ghost writting00:29:39 - Thoughts on role of traditional network engineer00:31:57 - Should people start with traditional networking?00:33:57 - Is configuring via CLI still the norm?00:38:42 - Advise for people starting in networking?00:40:46 - Telecom & Network professional roadmap00:43:30 - Linkarzu University at 37 years old00:45:35 - University, certifications, experience graph00:47:22 - Lazarus Certifications (CCNP & more)00:48:43 - Do you recommend certifications?00:50:50 - Thoughts on the CCIE certification?00:52:18 - When should you get your CCIE?00:55:09 - Go from CCNA to CCIE?00:55:48 - Thoughts on COMPTIA certification00:57:19 - packet tracer, GNS3 or EVE-NG01:01:29 - Favorite networking vendor, cisco01:02:00 - Ubiquiti equipment and experience01:02:56 - Linkarzu multicast over GRE01:04:46 - Linkarzu route redistribution lab01:06:11 - We all talk about this to our partners01:07:22 - Thoughts on MikroTik01:11:28 - Experience with MikroTik in Enterprise01:12:24 - Network Monitoring?01:15:03 - Tools used for monitoring?01:18:43 - What equipment for small business?01:20:15 - Episode available as a podcast01:20:49 - Do what you love
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Sep 13, 2025 • 1h 23min

Debugprint.nvim | The Best Print Debug Tool for Neovim?

Let's meet Andrew Ferrier, the creator of the neovim plugin debugprint.nvim debugprint is a NeoVim plugin that simplifies debugging for those who prefer a low-tech approach. Instead of using a sophisticated debugger like nvim-dap, some people prefer using a 'print'-like statement to trace the output during execution. With debugprint, you can insert these statements, including the values of variables, relevant to the language you're editing.Link to the video:https://youtu.be/ae-C0hXsZ0gWhat's the best way to support me?https://linkarzu.com/about/#youre-a-fraud-why-do-you-ask-for-money-isnt-youtube-ads-enoughTimeline:00:00:00 - Intro00:01:57 - Andrew also owns wrapping.nvim00:02:27 - debugprint.nvim repo overview00:05:30 - debugprint.nvim demo00:09:55 - undo and redo debug statements00:13:46 - demo with a lua file00:15:02 - mini.nvim for hightlight color00:19:24 - What about unsupported languages?00:20:26 - add custom filetypes00:23:22 - console.info console.warn javascript typescript00:25:31 - Surround feature00:27:43 - Use in visual mode00:28:33 - Operator pending expressions00:33:32 - Put contents in registries00:35:32 - You can move the print statements00:36:21 - When did you start with neovim?00:38:18 - Thoughts on emacs and other editors00:39:46 - Thoughts on neovim distros00:40:55 - Who is andrew, where find him00:42:35 - YouTube channel?00:43:20 - experience maintaining open source00:46:45 - File explorer in Neovim00:49:59 - Colorscheme gruvbox00:51:24 - Tool to take notes00:52:05 - Tool to push to github, tig00:53:12 - Thoughts on Tmux00:54:32 - Why Linux for personal use00:56:05 - Arch linux on desktop00:56:25 - Debian on servers, chad00:58:17 - Thoughts on Windows01:00:06 - Window manager, i301:01:33 - Single or multiple monitors01:02:20 - Terminal emulator, kitty01:02:58 - Keyboard, qwerty layout01:03:52 - Thoughts on AI01:05:57 - Working on any other projects01:06:32 - wrapping.nvim01:07:42 - Dotfiles repo01:08:17 - favorite terminal tools01:08:38 - lf file manager01:08:56 - entr to re-run make command01:11:44 - Favorite neovim plugins01:17:25 - Thoughts on homelab01:19:07 - Favorite music bands01:19:41 - Favorite movies01:20:48 - Videogames?
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Sep 13, 2025 • 1h 38min

No One Talks About This Side of Tech YouTube… (feat. Medeski, Nikolov, Blais)

I used to romanticize the idea of being a “tech influencer.” In this episode, I talk with three creators I deeply respect: @JoshMedeski , @nikolovlazar , and @JoshuaBlais what it’s actually like behind the scenes. We dive into personal setups, struggles with content creation, balancing real life and YouTube, and the mental toll of staying “relevant” in the tech space. If you’re into Neovim, Emacs, Linux, macOS, or just want to hear honest takes on the tech creator "lifestyle" (I know, chatgpt sometimes likes to write too much nonsense), this one is for you.Link to the video:https://youtu.be/m2MeLxz-s_wWhat's the best way to support me?https://linkarzu.com/about/#youre-a-fraud-why-do-you-ask-for-money-isnt-youtube-ads-enoughTimeline:00:00:00 - Highlights00:01:54 - What is this video about?00:03:14 - Who is Josh Medeski00:03:57 - Who is Lazar Nikolov00:04:41 - Who is Joshua Blais00:05:38 - Medeski's spacemacs experience00:06:39 - Medeski's setup00:07:16 - Medeski switched to Aerospace00:09:43 - Why Medeski uses Obsidian00:11:36 - Nikolov's setup00:13:34 - yellow dot blinking tmux00:15:11 - Nikolov jetbrains exploration00:15:35 - Blais setup, emacs and linux00:18:46 - hardtime.nvim00:19:12 - Things learned as tech influencer00:19:30 - Medeski00:22:43 - Nikolov00:24:55 - Blais00:26:08 - linkarzu00:27:05 - Do you have social media presence?00:31:42 - Tweet from emacs00:32:06 - Struggles keep up with latest00:34:26 - Pewdipie linux video00:34:55 - Lazar struggles00:36:20 - Blais struggles00:37:57 - Evergreen content?00:39:03 - Medeski experience with vision pro00:40:44 - Linkarzu experience as new youtuber00:45:12 - Create script for videos?00:47:23 - How you feel on tech influencer term00:51:29 - Bad youtube experiences?00:51:44 - Medeski00:53:56 - Nikolov benq monitor00:57:08 - Blais00:58:12 - Linkarzu reddit drama00:59:49 - Work life balance Medeski01:01:39 - Nikolov01:02:57 - Blais01:04:15 - Linkarzu01:06:44 - Binge watch youtube?01:09:02 - Thoughts on sharing dotfiles01:09:20 - Medeski01:11:38 - Nikolov01:12:57 - Blais01:14:06 - Linkarzu01:16:14 - 1password CLI01:16:50 - unixpass password store01:17:46 - Would you take sponsorship just for money01:22:46 - Recommend start a youtube channel?01:28:26 - Niching down?01:34:26 - Where to find josh medeski01:35:48 - Where to find Lazar Nikolov01:36:47 - Where to find Joshua Blais
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Sep 12, 2025 • 2h 47min

Meet tokisuno: Neovim, Productivity, Modern Slang, Addiction, and more!

Video:https://youtu.be/I1pK8HAp0tcWhat's the best way to support me?https://linkarzu.com/about/#youre-a-fraud-why-do-you-ask-for-money-isnt-youtube-ads-enoughTimeline:00:00:00 - Highlights, the first 5 seconds are literally a filter00:02:25 - tokisuno speaking spanish00:03:58 - Switching back to english, linguistics degree00:06:26 - What is toki pona00:09:14 - Why do you know spanish?00:11:14 - Dad doesn't know spanish00:13:59 - Calling the United States, America00:17:28 - Call Canadians, Americans00:18:05 - Why is Canada better than the US?00:18:49 - Chile, Peru, Mexico, Central America, South America00:20:41 - I'm not farting, they're thunders. You love windows?00:21:36 - macOS?00:22:21 - Linux, Luke Smith00:24:40 - youtube channel00:25:20 - My E8400 core 2 duo00:26:12 - Forest like luke smith?00:27:19 - LaTeX or Typst00:28:15 - Org mode in Emacs00:29:26 - Why emacs and not neorg in Neovim?00:33:01 - Joshua Petitma mentioned00:34:08 - Tokisuno goes to the dark00:35:16 - Alexas and smart light bulbs00:37:13 - Who is James Scholz?00:39:33 - Why youtube?00:42:01 - Bro said wasn't quitting and quit00:43:35 - Future of your channel00:44:32 - Digital minimalism, using devices for their own task. Why?00:45:59 - ADHD medication00:47:25 - Reference to Me, Myself & Irene movie00:48:22 - Were you properly diagnosed with ADHD?00:50:41 - Having 2 phones00:52:02 - Do multiple devices become a burden?00:53:09 - increase in self ADHD diagnosed people?00:56:16 - Dunking on Sylvan Franklin's take00:59:10 - Bro recommending crazy stuff01:00:43 - Let's get hippies for a while. What about meditation?01:04:00 - meditofoundation.org01:05:41 - Thoughts on alcohol and addiction01:13:18 - Kids, you have an advantage01:15:01 - Adult related content01:18:07 - Whats your livestream about?01:19:39 - fullstackopen from university of Helsinki01:22:08 - theodinproject.com01:28:57 - Thoughts on AI01:34:30 - workflow demo start, fedora with xfce01:35:49 - why fedora and not arch?01:37:26 - Why not debian?01:38:50 - Thoughts on Omarchy and DHH?01:46:45 - Linkarzu installing arch video01:48:27 - Awesome window manager01:49:58 - Why switch from vim to neovim?01:51:36 - Neovim kickstart?01:58:10 - Neovim config02:01:19 - tmux and zsh02:02:56 - Fish's configuration scheme is trash02:08:54 - Goated02:10:18 - Lowkey02:13:21 - Highkey02:14:08 - Glazing02:14:57 - Theo and the chatgpt 5 take, pirate software drama02:16:20 - Rick and Morty prime video https://youtu.be/elMQmeAKy4c02:19:09 - Buttering up02:20:05 - Snatched02:22:11 - Clapback02:22:45 - Living rent free02:23:58 - Drip02:25:17 - Finesse02:26:06 - Salty02:26:39 - Go back to a regular keyboard?02:30:50 - Aliexpress corne fishy firmware02:34:00 - sponsorships02:35:05 - codinjerk cowboy voice https://youtu.be/9eeDKi7Ama002:39:18 - chrone disease
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Sep 11, 2025 • 2h 22min

Why He’s Building a New Terminal and Editor (Rio + Boo by Rapha Morim)

Let's meet the creator of the Rio Terminal emulator Rapha MorimLink to the video:https://youtu.be/MBBujxqLm-oWhat's the best way to support me?https://linkarzu.com/about/#youre-a-fraud-why-do-you-ask-for-money-isnt-youtube-ads-enoughTimeline:00:00:00 - What is rio terminal00:03:33 - Why the name rio00:05:10 - brazil and primeagen mentioned00:05:59 - Language terminal written in00:06:43 - why was rust chosen?00:09:47 - Rapha's main terminal00:11:03 - Ghostty and Mitchell Hashimoto00:15:03 - How all terminals implement features00:16:40 - Alacritty and image support00:21:23 - Rio image support00:22:05 - Thoughts on tmux (spicy)00:24:39 - Is tmux like running another terminal?00:26:25 - tmux adding new features affect you?00:29:25 - wezterm using kitty terminfo file00:29:55 - rio sixel windows00:31:26 - how do you feel when users use tmux00:32:49 - what tmux features users ask for00:34:17 - tmux monopoly, and zellij00:34:39 - rapha implementing tmux functionality00:35:23 - WezTerm multiplexer00:36:22 - tmux sessions00:38:06 - Working on swiftui version of rio00:38:51 - Multiplexer in rio?00:41:12 - Worked with tmux maintainer?00:41:44 - Rio runs on Windows?00:44:03 - Maintain open source experience?00:44:30 - Rapha used to work for jquery00:47:03 - hackernews and rio popularity00:48:29 - Rapha and font ligatures00:49:58 - Who is Rapha?00:52:22 - Rapha speaks Japanese, talk to him00:54:20 - Rapha considers himself a generalist00:55:50 - Rapha's youtube channel01:00:28 - Play gameboy games in terminal01:01:48 - myst shell parser01:07:10 - Myst used by rust developers01:08:15 - Rio character rendering work01:12:20 - rio filters, similar to ghostty shaders01:16:32 - Neovide cursor animation01:19:47 - What is the gameboy repo for?01:22:12 - Rapha working at charm.sh01:23:21 - What is charm?01:23:59 - superfile made with charm01:25:04 - ssh apps with wish01:26:02 - terminal.shop uses wish?01:26:42 - glamour markdown renderer01:28:32 - what us gum for?01:31:23 - Can I run my scripts with gum?01:32:28 - Are charm tools free?01:33:45 - Do I need to pay for charm?01:35:06 - Rapha's blogpost01:35:26 - Working on new code editor Boo01:37:51 - Boo will be a mouse free editor01:40:48 - Will boo use vim motions?01:41:08 - Boo logo, Mitchell, come and see this01:42:31 - Neovim's mistake01:43:35 - Boo zero config philosophy01:46:59 - Neovim in shambles01:47:26 - when neovim users come to boo?01:48:43 - should you migrate to boo?01:49:36 - Boo is for newcomers01:50:52 - Thoughts on Helix01:52:45 - Boo plugin system?01:56:23 - Rapha's primary IDE?01:57:25 - Helix and multiple cursors01:57:55 - You cannot use the mouse in boo02:00:52 - rio fork02:03:25 - Just don't think of what others think02:04:06 - FireFox fanboy02:08:23 - What other editors Rapha uses02:10:11 - Plugins in boo?02:13:22 - Rapha's favorite OS02:15:08 - Windows in Japan02:17:40 - Why mac though?
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Sep 10, 2025 • 1h 46min

This GitHub CLI Tool Will Change How You Work (gh-dash by Dolev Hadar)

gh-dash allows you to work with pull requests and issues in your terminal and not the hedious GitHub site.Link to the video:https://youtu.be/GOaVb-LDdK0What's the best way to support me?https://linkarzu.com/about/#youre-a-fraud-why-do-you-ask-for-money-isnt-youtube-ads-enoughTimeline:00:00:00 - Intro00:02:06 - If your repo is over 500 stars, reach out00:03:09 - Dolev GitHub profile00:03:44 - gh-dash repo00:04:04 - Plans with YouTube channel00:04:32 - Who is Dolev, full-stack engineer00:04:48 - ex-facebook, ex-wix00:05:25 - why was gh-dash created?00:07:05 - Do you, dolev, use gh-dash?00:07:41 - gh-dash demo00:09:27 - d for diff00:09:45 - approve assign comment PRs00:10:25 - can see issues, not discussions00:10:46 - Future will implement checkruns00:11:02 - O open PR in github00:11:57 - Leave comments in PRs00:12:45 - V leave approval comment00:13:01 - Can you merge from gh-dash00:13:31 - does gh-dash replace LazyGit?00:14:30 - Plans to implement LazyGit functionality?00:16:10 - If LazyGit integrates with github CLI?00:16:50 - refetchIntervalMinutes00:17:37 - gh-dash a TUI or neovim plugin?00:18:22 - Can I open gh-dash from Neovim?00:19:37 - gh-dash.nvim not maintained by dolev00:20:47 - Going through docs00:21:27 - gh-dash is a GitHub CLI extension00:22:26 - gh-dash is the top extension00:24:49 - gh-cli video by bashbunny charm.sh00:25:54 - Experience of maintaining open source00:27:16 - shoutout to the documentation contributor00:27:46 - You can set your colorscheme00:28:32 - support aspect of open source maintenance00:29:29 - To implement new features, open issue00:31:00 - Bad experiences with users?00:31:35 - Neovim main editor, based00:32:39 - for how long neovim user?00:32:51 - own config or distro?00:33:10 - Thoughts on distros00:33:52 - Neovim config in dotfiles?00:34:18 - nix-darwin user00:34:46 - how is it in the nix rabbit hole?00:36:19 - Recommend nix? I deploy macos with bash00:38:09 - main file explorer mini.files00:38:30 - relative line numbers in mini.files00:39:15 - linkarzu bad vim jumping habits00:40:19 - You navigate with relative line numbers?00:41:25 - number layer?00:43:47 - mini.files disabled preview00:44:49 - diffview plugin00:45:15 - snacks picker00:48:16 - You use Neovide?00:48:28 - Switched notes from Obsidian to Neovim00:50:39 - Images in Neovim00:51:12 - used image.nvim, now snacks image00:52:22 - Neovim Colorscheme Tokyonight00:52:55 - Why using Tmux?00:54:53 - Go and scavenge00:55:26 - Tmux and Ghostty cmd keys config00:56:37 - Ctrl+enter in Neovim00:58:52 - cat to see keys sent by terminal01:01:29 - Thoughts on emacs?01:04:35 - tmux sessions with sesh01:07:48 - Hyper key sublayers01:12:07 - sublayers useful if you run out of keys01:14:12 - why macOS?01:16:22 - Thoughts on Windows?01:16:58 - How the world would be with Xenix?01:19:02 - window manager, Aerospace01:20:38 - Aerospace workspace configuration01:22:28 - Why not Yabai in Stack Mode?01:28:39 - Single or multiple monitors?01:30:16 - Why I don't use keyboard layers01:31:46 - Hyper sublayers in mac keyboard01:33:57 - Thoughts on AI, detractor
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Sep 10, 2025 • 1h 29min

Neovim User Tries Helix | with Core Contributor Nik Revenco

Learn about the Helix text editor, from the perspective of a Neovim user. The wonderful guest is Nik Revenco, which is a Helix contributor, he has added several features to Helix, including Inline Git Blame and tutorials in the wiki page. He also created the Helix Golf page.Link to the video:https://youtu.be/AS7mnDgFgnwWhat's the best way to support me?https://linkarzu.com/about/#youre-a-fraud-why-do-you-ask-for-money-isnt-youtube-ads-enoughTimeline:00:00:00 - Quick demo00:01:57 - Why Nik from neovim to helix00:03:10 - Why started using neovim00:03:34 - Go back to vscode?00:04:42 - how long using helix00:04:55 - How old is Nik00:05:10 - the odin project00:05:44 - Experience with rust00:06:41 - Is helix a GUI app?00:07:19 - How to open helix00:07:42 - Performance compared to Neovim?00:08:17 - How do you navigate in projects00:08:59 - Using yazi in helix00:10:40 - file explorer if build from sources00:11:07 - File picker leader f00:11:56 - Open command00:13:16 - aut-info (which-key)00:14:02 - config.toml file00:14:48 - languages.toml file00:15:00 - Me trying helix00:15:28 - Do I need to create the config.toml file?00:16:52 - vi motions, but different00:17:25 - m to match00:17:49 - What about "v" for visual mode?00:18:48 - Exit to normal mode with kj00:19:44 - I don't get visual mode00:22:02 - x is V to select enire line00:22:45 - select text in non-contiguous lines00:24:22 - multiple cursor demo00:26:22 - Nik website multiple cursors demos00:27:25 - space+p paste from system clipboard00:27:38 - demo2 multiple cursors00:29:52 - Move to next selection )00:30:07 - remove from selection ,00:32:04 - collapse selection to cursor ;00:32:49 - gl gh line end or start00:33:55 - how to start multiple cursors00:34:39 - add cursors alt+c above shift+c below00:36:06 - cursors out of phase g+s00:37:19 - vim-visual-multi neovim00:38:27 - multiple cursor CSV demo00:39:26 - is there a keymap search?00:40:36 - space+? keymap picker00:41:45 - space+' list of open buffers00:42:49 - Bufferline to show tabs00:43:22 - Can you see docs help from helix?00:45:14 - buffer picker with space+b00:46:17 - what is helix golf?00:47:36 - Nik contributions to helix00:49:00 - Inline git blame PR00:50:42 - color swatches functionality00:53:01 - Is inspiration grabbed from neovim?00:53:37 - Helix plugin system in the future00:54:27 - Do you miss any neovim features?00:55:32 - Can you render images in helix?00:57:54 - Tmux and helix00:59:10 - Continue CSV demo00:59:31 - Where is Nik from01:00:15 - Enable sytax highlighting for a csv01:01:14 - Add LSP for other languages01:02:29 - really continue with csv demo01:09:04 - undo u redo U01:09:26 - Cursor out of phase01:10:27 - tilde change case01:11:06 - shift+s exclude text from selection01:14:42 - Heard the helix joke?01:15:34 - What you want to learn next?01:16:47 - Toggle shows all options01:17:58 - Create custom colorscheme?01:18:35 - Helix to start learning rust?01:21:37 - Nik mcdonalds colorscheme01:23:07 - auto-save auto-format01:24:45 - Nik dotfiles for the scavengers01:25:52 - Open LazyGit from helix01:26:45 - helix stealing ideas from neovim01:27:14 - beware, nik uses nix

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