Stuff: nvim
NVIM: Writing Complex Macros / Transforms in Lua
Sunday, 06 September 2026 Last Updated: 08 September 2026 Tags: nvim, rtl(Neo)Vim's macro system is a very powerful tool for quickly applying a sequence of transformations over and over again. However, in some rare cases, I find myself wanting a more generic way of expressing such text transforms, with support for conditionals and logic.
This post shows how it is quite simple to write such transforms as Lua functions, and register them both as visual mode mappings and user commands.
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Tuesday, 20 January 2026 Last Updated: 12 August 2026 Tags: nvim, rtlCompilers and tools in the VLSI and RTL world often produce a very large number of warnings and errors when run. I was interested in being able to quickly see and navigate all these diagnostics directly in (Neo)Vim.
This is easily achievable using the :make command and compiler plugins, or by
manually generating diagnostics with a lua script.
Managing project-specific NVIM configuration
Monday, 19 January 2026 Last Updated: 12 March 2026 Tags: nvimWhile my neovim configuration works out of the box for most of my projects, I have increasingly encountered situations where I need to adjust certain aspects on a per-project basis.
As with anything related to neovim configuration there are about 50 different ways this can be achieved, and because neovim is usually configured with executable code instead of declarative config files, there are a few gotchas that might not be immediately obvious.
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