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+title: "My V Workflow"
+date: 2022-04-27T22:13:04+02:00
+---
+
+While I'm trying to find time to work on
+[Vieter](https://git.rustybever.be/Chewing_Bever/vieter) (college is killing me
+right now), I figured I could describe my current workflow for developing
+Vieter, and in general, V!
+
+I've always been a rather minimal developer, preferring simplicity &
+lightweight programs over lots of smart IDE features. While this mentality
+doesn't work for all languages, V's simplicity allows me to write it without
+any smart features whatsoever!
+
+## Tools
+
+### Neovim
+
+We can't do any coding without a text editor of course. My weapon of choice is
+[Neovim](https://neovim.io/), the great Vim fork, ran inside my [st
+build](https://git.rustybever.be/Chewing_Bever/st). My main reason for choosing
+Neovim over Vim (besides the more active development) is the Lua, LSP &
+Treesitter support.
+
+I try to keep [my
+config](https://git.rustybever.be/Chewing_Bever/dotfiles/src/branch/master/.config/nvim)
+& list of plugins rather short by following the basic rule of only adding a
+plugin if I find it adds actual value to my setup. If the plugin or setting
+only adds a gimmick that I don't actively use, I probably won't add it.
+
+### VLS
+
+Thanks to the LSP support in Neovim I'm able to use
+[VLS](https://github.com/vlang/vls) (V Language Server). This gives me better
+autocomplete, useful suggestions & error messages, all without ever having to
+run the compiler myself!
+
+### Treesitter
+
+The VLS repo also comes with grammar definitions for treesitter. This allows me
+to import this into Neovim, providing me with better code highlighting using my
+treesitter-compatible theme.
+
+### Compiler mirror
+
+I don't like it when things break without my permission. While it's a very good
+thing that V is so actively developed, it does make programs rather sensitive
+to change & can cause stuff to break after a compiler update. This is why I
+maintain my own mirror of the compiler which I update regularly. Thanks to
+this, I have full control over how frequently my compiler updates, providing me
+with a level of stability on both my laptops & in my CI that can't be obtained
+when blindly following the master branch.
+
+### Packaging for Arch Linux
+
+My distro of choice for all my devices is EndeavourOS, an Arch-based distro
+(well, it's basically just a very good installer ;p). Thanks to this
+uniformity, it's very easy for me to package my compiler mirror, VLS & the
+treesitter grammar.
+
+For the compiler, I build packages inside my CI
+([PKGBUILD](https://git.rustybever.be/Chewing_Bever/v/src/branch/master/PKGBUILD))
+& publish this package to my personal Vieter instance. Then, using this
+compiler package, I periodically build & package VLS
+([PKGBUILD](https://git.rustybever.be/bur/vieter-vls/src/branch/main/PKGBUILD)).
+This is to make sure my VLS build is compatible with my compiler version. The
+PKGBUILD also shows how to compile the treesitter grammar separately from VLS.
+
+## Workflow
+
+Just like my config, my way of working is rather simple. I really like working
+in the terminal, so I usually write small Makefiles
+([example](https://git.rustybever.be/Chewing_Bever/vieter/src/branch/dev/Makefile))
+that do everything I need, e.g. compile, lint, test etc. Using the
+[toggleterm](https://github.com/akinsho/toggleterm.nvim) plugin, I spawn
+terminals inside Neovim & use `make` to do everything else!
+
+## Outro
+
+I'm not too sure how to end this post. I hope it might help someone who's
+struggling to find a setup that works, or perhaps the links to my PKGBUILDs
+could come in handy for someone ;p