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When comparing Dein.vim vs AsyncRun.vim, the Slant community recommends Dein.vim for most people. In the question“What are the best plugin managers for vim?” Dein.vim is ranked 4th while AsyncRun.vim is ranked 8th.
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Pros
Pro Extremely fast
Pro Good user experience
Output is displayed in the quick fix window, errors are matched with error format. After a job is finished, it can ring a bell to notify you while you're focusing on editing.
Pro Fully asynchronous
Command is done in the background, no need to wait for the entire process to finish. You can explore the error output immediately, or keep working in vim while executing.
Pro Easy to use
Just start your background command by :AsyncRun (just like old "!" cmd). Easy to distribute, just a single self-contained asyncrun.vim source file.
Cons
Con Limited documentation
Con Complex to set up/understand
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