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description: "Discussion on \"Regex-Based Syntax Highlighting Had to Go\". In this article, I explain the real reason why we should all use the treesitter neovim plugin."
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# [Regex-Based Syntax Highlighting Had to Go](https://blundersnbuilds.hashnode.dev/regex-based-syntax-highlighting-had-to-go?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

In this article, I explain the real reason why we should all use the treesitter neovim plugin.

Sep 7 · 2 min read · blundersnbuilds.hashnode.dev  
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-   [#terminal](https://hashnode.com/tag/terminal)
-   [#treesitter](https://hashnode.com/tag/treesitter)
-   [#neovim](https://hashnode.com/tag/neovim)
-   [#indentation](https://hashnode.com/tag/indentation)
-   [#nvim](https://hashnode.com/tag/nvim)

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[Sushanth Kamabathula](https://hashnode.com/@sushanthk)

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Notes on code, chess, mistakes, and the tools I build with.

I'm Sushanth, a high school senior in Hyderabad, India. This is where I write about the things I spend time on: learning from mistakes, building things in code, and the tools I actually work with day to day. I hold the Candidate Master title and a FIDE International Master norm, earned across roughly 140 rated tournaments in six countries. I stopped competing in 2025, but the habit competition taught me, sitting down after every loss and figuring out exactly where I went wrong, shapes how I approach everything else. On the technical side, I've gone deep on C/C++ through Duke University and University of London coursework. I'm also someone who likes a good terminal workflow and enjoys exploring (and abandoning) productivity tools. Expect posts on Neovim, tmux, what broke this week, and whatever I'm tinkering with.

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