# Echasnovski (pt 1): mini.nvim, MiniMax & Neovim Contributions

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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: 2026-01-14T13:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Echasnovski is the creator of mini.nvim, as per the website: "Library of 40+ independent Lua modules improving overall Neovim (version 0.9 and higher) experience with minimal effort." He's also the creator of MiniMax: "MiniMax is a collection of fully working self-contained Neovim configs. All of the them: Use mostly MINI to showcase its capabilities. Provide out of the box a stable, polished, and feature rich Neovim experience. Share minimal structure with potential to build upon. Contain extensively commented config files meant to be read." The interview is over 3 hours long, so it is split in 2. Part 2 is going to be released soon Video: https://youtu.be/ypJTkwarAVE 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 00:01:36 - How do we pronounce your name 00:04:23 - What do you do in the neovim community? 00:07:53 - Neovim 0.5 and the wild wild west of lua plugins 00:10:23 - We've been planning this interview for over 6 months 00:12:20 - Echasnovski's ban on reddit 00:14:59 - Colorscheme theory (that I didn't understand, not normie friendly) 00:22:10 - Color theory is very complex as everyone is different 00:23:30 - Gruvbox is for old people, highly saturated colors 00:27:15 - Echasnovski created the default Neovim colorscheme 00:27:38 - Justin Keyes also likes boring colors. Old soul trapped in a young body 00:29:17 - Is Justin a dictator? 00:32:18 - Why the reddit ban? 00:38:49 - long reddit posts go through mod's approval 00:40:17 - How does the shadown ban work? 00:42:02 - Shoutout to Lukas Reineke 00:43:37 - Account restored by a misterious reddit employee 00:45:19 - Self hosting git server, codeberg, tangled.org 00:48:02 - Why planning on self hosting? 0…

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