Neovim configuration for Golang Development

Neovim and vim are good alternatives in cases you don’t want to use a full blown IDE like Goland or Visual Studio Code, specially in cases where you program in multiple languages and learning multiple IDEs could be too much to learn. Here’s the configuration I have when working on Go/Golang projects using Neovim, this includes options for compiling programs, running tests, as well as code completion using the “vim-plug” Plugin Manager with the following plugins:

— Default

* vim-airline: https://github.com/vim-airline/vim-airline
* ctrlp: https://github.com/ctrlpvim/ctrlp.vim
* vim-devicons and nerd-fonts: https://github.com/ryanoasis/vim-devicons + https://github.com/ryanoasis/nerd-fonts/
* vim-commentary: https://github.com/tpope/vim-commentary
* vim-gitgutter: https://github.com/airblade/vim-gitgutter
* tabline: https://github.com/mkitt/tabline.vim

— Go

* vim-go: https://github.com/fatih/vim-go
* coc: https://github.com/neoclide/coc.nvim
* UltiSnips: https://github.com/sirver/UltiSnips

— Theme

* papercolor-theme: https://github.com/NLKNguyen/papercolor-theme

— Actual configuration

* init.vim: https://gist.github.com/MarioCarrion/836dc17e15096b6c2414ce9b0acd93a4
* go.vim: https://gist.github.com/MarioCarrion/99f6a6110796cff5df118822472a0bc9

— Recommended books

* Mastering Vim Quickly: From WTF to OMG in no time: https://amzn.to/3rEjIlz (Affiliate link)
* Modern Vim: Craft Your Development Environment with Vim 8 and Neovim: https://amzn.to/3w8v8S9
* Practical Vim: Edit Text at the Speed of Thought: https://amzn.to/3dkN4jN

* Playlist “Go/Golang Tools and Packages”: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7yAAGMOat_HEEOvH99agDs_5g51A0Ls3
* Playlist “Building Microservices in Go/Golang”: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7yAAGMOat_Fn8sAXIk0WyBfK_sT1pohu

00:00 – Start
00:25 – iTerm2 + FiraCode Font
02:00 – Default configuration
02:27 – Relative Number
03:38 – Ruler + ColorColumn
03:54 – netrw
05:11 – Plugins using Plug
05:46 – vim-airlinee, ctrlp, vim-devicons, vim-commentary, vim-gitgutter and tabline
10:04 – vim-go, coc and ultisnips
14:17 – papercolor-theme
14:46 – Parting words

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