# Adib Hanna: Neovim, CLI tools, Pedalboards, Philosophy & More

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Podcast: [Linkarzu Podcast | Neovim, macOS, Emacs, Linux, Terminals and more.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/linkarzu-podcast-neovim-macos-emacs-linux-terminals-and-more-7321247)
Published: 2025-09-25T12:00:04+00:00
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## Resource

This video is a long conversation with @adibhanna where we talk about his background, his journey into programming, and his experiences with Neovim and the open source world. Link to the video: https://youtu.be/jzylbactzPo What's the best way to support me? https://linkarzu.com/about/#youre-a-fraud-why-do-you-ask-for-money-isnt-youtube-ads-enough Timeline: 00:00:00 - Highlights 00:01:30 - Who is Adib Hanna 00:03:50 - YouTube channel 00:07:56 - People now use AI to build everything 00:13:07 - Whats the neovim mastery course about? 00:18:54 - Is your heart still with Neovim or other editors? 00:20:53 - What is opencode, is it good? 00:23:18 - How old are you? 00:24:03 - Sponsorhips and editing process 00:26:46 - First experience with vim motions painful? 00:29:23 - lunarvim 00:30:58 - Neovim distro or config from scratch? 00:34:24 - Obsession with notes privacy, they got em anyway 00:35:49 - kindaVim for vim motions anywhere on macos 00:37:09 - I tried the mouseless approach and failed 00:39:01 - Adib's keyboard, kinesis vs the glove80 00:41:36 - Don't buy a kinesis until they sponsor me 00:44:05 - The apple magic keyboard is the best one out there 00:44:58 - corne min prototye 00:45:48 - Layers? 00:47:56 - Can you still type on a regular keyboard? 00:48:53 - Are these split keyboards a scam? 00:50:27 - Standing desks? Herman miller chairs, physical activity 00:53:32 - Old men pain talking, sciatica, swimming 00:55:21 - Are you disciplined with physical activity? 00:57:10 - Work life balance 00:59:30 - Sylvan Franklin mentioned 01:02:04 - Ads on videos and sponsorships 01:03:51 - Fireship and private equity 01:05:56 - I see basses and guitars, do you play? 01:06:59 - Music 01:10:05 - What did you study, how did you get started in IT? 01:12:06 - Suffer from doom scrolling…

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