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@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# Standard personal setup for development
diff --git a/vim8.md b/vim8.md
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@@ -65,4 +65,18 @@ sudo apt install build-essential cmake python-dev
 # clone from github repositories and install python, go, and javascript completion
 cd $HOME/.vim/bundle/YouCompleteMe
 ./install.py --go-completer --js-completer
+
+# for javascript autocompletion
+cd $HOME/.vim/bundle/YouCompleteMe/third_party/ycmd/third_party/tern_runtime
+npm install --production
+cat << EOF > $HOME/.tern-config
+{
+    "libs" : [
+        "browser"
+    ]
+    "plugins": {
+        "node": {}
+    }
+}
+EOF
 ```