Godbolt-in-a-floating-window for Neovim (C, C++, Rust)
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No internet connection needed. Uses a locally-installed compiler for assembly generation.
HN · launched Nov 11, 2026 · 104 upvotes (top 11%) · 0 views
Niche: neovim plugins and configurations · 27 launches, 1 in the last 7 days · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Horizontal
- Dev tools
- Developer
- Not AI
- Hobby / open-source project
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Could you build this?
Yes It is a Neovim plugin that calls a locally installed compiler and shows the generated assembly in a floating window. Calling compilers and rendering output in Neovim is well-trodden and easily vibe-coded in Lua.
Discussion
14 comments analyzed.
Competitors mentioned: Compiler Explorer (Godbolt), rad debugger, cargo-show-asm, nvim-dap-disasm
Concerns raised: questions relevance when AI writes code, neovim unnecessary with agentic coding
Feature requests: clock-by-clock CPU emulator showing ALU and ports, Compiler Explorer-style view in VS Code for C++
Competitors
Other products that read as similar to this one : 252 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.
Attention rank: #38 of 253 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 363 days after the earliest competitor.
- AssemblyForNeovim · github · 2026-10-09 · 78 upvotes · similarity 0.51
- Ts-bridge, tsserver lsp shim with daemon for Neovim · hn · 2026-01-01 · 5 upvotes · similarity 0.44
- Veil · hn · 2026-03-30 · 7 upvotes · similarity 0.44
- nv · github · 2026-10-15 · 20 upvotes · similarity 0.43
- Nucleus · hn · 2026-06-09 · 40 upvotes · similarity 0.43
- org.nvim · github · 2026-09-24 · 17 upvotes · similarity 0.43
- LovelyLauncher · github · 2026-10-14 · 9 upvotes · similarity 0.42
- NIM-Rust-Gateway · github · 2026-10-03 · 8 upvotes · similarity 0.42
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