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1. ashkankiani · 1789654525 · focus · HN ↗

   For a reference point, when I was unemployed and between jobs, I got involved with Neovim for fun, and after some contributions, I eventually tried some full(ish)-time paid work. I wrote the native lua LSP client (:h vim.lsp, and the nvim-lspconfig repo) for Neovim in a few weeks for about $3k USD (circa 2019)? This amount could fund quite a lot of work to be sure.

   1. commandersaki · 1789736002 · focus · HN ↗

      Thank you, built in LSP is invaluable.
   2. justinmk · 1789744914 · focus · HN ↗

      > wrote the native lua LSP client ... in a few weeks for about $3k USD (circa 2019)

      That extrapolation is missing the 1000s (thousands) of commits + person-years of work spent on maturing vim.lsp since those few weeks.

      Hope to see you around again norcalli.

      1. ashkankiani · 1789758328 · focus · HN ↗

         Yes, sorry, I should've said "first version of the built-in lua lsp." I basically laid down the foundations of a house and you guys built the rest of it, haha. No one wants to live in just the foundations except for the brave ones who can imagine the future shape of the house.

         I'm slowly starting to come out of my shell again.

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