Why hackers moved from JetBrains Rider to Neovim
1 hacker described this switch in public comments. Their words, with links to the originals.
What hackers said about the move
“and why I moved from Jetbrains Rider to Neovim, and so on.”nozzlegear, 2026-07-01original comment ↗
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JetBrains Rider vs Neovim
| JetBrains Rider | Neovim | |
|---|---|---|
| Hackers who recommend | 1 | 10 |
| Hackers who criticize | 1 | 2 |
| Moved away from it | 1 | 3 |
| Moved to it | 1 | 10 |
Counts are distinct hackers in the sampled comments, not market share.
Criticism of JetBrains Rider
No further criticism of JetBrains Rider captured yet.
Praise for Neovim
“on the whole it has been a good experience with Neovim.”Insanity, 2026-09-27original comment ↗
“This is the reason why I switched from VSCode to nvim (AstroNvim to be specific).”Ronsenshi, 2026-06-28original comment ↗
“I just switched from Doom Emacs to Neovim and my impression of Neovim has been much better.”royal__, 2026-06-15original comment ↗
“I switched from Cursor to Neovim and at first I hated Neovim’s poor AI ghost text.”goodoldneon, 2026-03-30original comment ↗
“neovim offered true color support in the terminal so I switched and stayed with neovim since.”shmerl, 2026-03-29original comment ↗
Other moves from JetBrains Rider
Other moves to Neovim
- Vim → Neovim (3)
- VS Code → Neovim (3)
- Cursor → Neovim (1)
- Doom Emacs → Neovim (1)
- Zed → Neovim (1)