> neovim doesn't try to keep its fork compatible with vim.
Nvim tracks all Vim patches[1]. _Only_ the job-control API differs. All other Vim patches are merged into Nvim reguarly, including new Vimscript features like partials, lambdas, etc.
Nearly all 7.4.x patches (except for job-control) have been merged:
Nvim tracks all Vim patches[1]. _Only_ the job-control API differs. All other Vim patches are merged into Nvim reguarly, including new Vimscript features like partials, lambdas, etc.
Nearly all 7.4.x patches (except for job-control) have been merged:
https://neovim.io/doc/reports/vimpatch/
Hundreds of 8.0.x patches have been merged also, but they won't be in that report until we finish the last couple 7.4.x patches.
[1] https://github.com/neovim/neovim/wiki/Merging-patches-from-u...