The default vim config is pretty barebones.<p>Actually, one of the main goals of Neovim[1] is to provide better defaults[2], such has syntax highlighting.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;neovim.io&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;neovim.io&#x2F;</a><p>[2] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;neovim&#x2F;neovim&#x2F;issues&#x2F;276" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;neovim&#x2F;neovim&#x2F;issues&#x2F;276</a>