[REQUEST] Documentation: Write a tutorial to use Helix as an IDE #9560
Description
Most of the documentation seems to assume some familiarity with a vi-type editor like Vim, or are focused on the many commands for editing text.
It would be nice to have a very practical tutorial showing how to use Helix as an IDE, whereby the user can pick up the necessary skills along the way as they go.
It would be helpful to have topics like: how to edit files in a directory/project structure, how to use editor features like auto-complete, how to compile source code, etc.
Maybe pick a language, like Rust, but provide some general concepts that can easily be extended to other languages.
It should be aimed at people coming from other IDEs, assuming they are newcomers to TUI editors, but showing how they would accomplish the same tasks.
Why :tutor doesn't cut it:
:tutor (which is anyway still a work in progress) is focused on all the functionality available for editing and navigating text. It does not (as yet) cover topics such as dealing with multiple files (projects) and is decidedly not task-oriented, like using Helix as an IDE. It is more of a massive information dump, leading to cognitive overload.
To use an analogy, I think :tutor is more like learning the piano by beginning with music theory, practicing scales, reading music, etc. Lots of information, very slow to get going.
The tutorial I am hoping someone can write would be more akin to learning piano chords to accompany songs you already know, allowing you to feel productive much quicker. You can still pick up all the music theory as you go along.