> presumably you would've been able to replicate it completely in the first X years of using vim, and then there is no hell anymore?
I agree with this, but being able to ssh into a server and just grab Helix instead of copying over my Vim config and whatever else it depends on is really nice. Makes your dev env feel a lot more portable (although also more barebones than a crazy Vim config)
It's not like Helix is as ubiquitous as Vim on a random remote server. If that's not the case surely the effort to install Helix is bigger than copying Vim config?
I've had trouble in the past with systems whose version of vim is too old to understand the options in my config.
this was my plan, but then i got really into using LSPs and i'm not about to install every LSP on every server i ssh into.
Currently i just use sshfs to mount whatever directory i want to work on locally, nice to have all lsps available and also see my changes reflected on the server instantly.
How is so? I have my dot files in GitHub. I just have to clone, run `PlugInstall` and it's all ready.
Glad it works for you! My dot files are in a private repo, I don't want to bother with adding new SSH keys to my GitHub account and then remembering to cleanup everything for what could be a one-time use. `apk add helix` is way easier for me.