docs(tools): add documentation for Vim/Neovim plugin ALE (#9270)

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diff --git a/docs/getting_started/setup_your_environment.md b/docs/getting_started/setup_your_environment.md
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@@ -106,7 +106,10 @@ on YouTrack.
 
 Vim works fairly well for Deno/TypeScript if you install
 [CoC](https://github.com/neoclide/coc.nvim) (intellisense engine and language
-server protocol).
+server protocol) or [ALE](https://github.com/dense-analysis/ale) (syntax checker
+and language server protocol client).
+
+##### CoC
 
 After CoC is installed, from inside Vim, run`:CocInstall coc-tsserver` and
 `:CocInstall coc-deno`. To get autocompletion working for Deno type definitions
@@ -114,6 +117,40 @@ run `:CocCommand deno.types`. Optionally restart the CoC server `:CocRestart`.
 From now on, things like `gd` (go to definition) and `gr` (goto/find references)
 should work.
 
+##### ALE
+
+ALE integrates with Deno's LSP out of the box and should not require any extra
+configuration. However, if your Deno executable is not located in `$PATH`, has a
+different name than `deno` or you want to use unstable features/APIs, you need
+to override ALE's default values. See
+[`:help ale-typescript`](https://github.com/dense-analysis/ale/blob/master/doc/ale-typescript.txt).
+
+ALE provides support for autocompletion, refactoring, going to definition,
+finding references and more, however, key bindings need to be configured
+manually. Copy the snippet below into your `vimrc`/`init.vim` for basic
+configuration or consult the
+[official documentation](https://github.com/dense-analysis/ale#table-of-contents)
+for a more in-depth look at how to configure ALE.
+
+ALE can fix linter issues by running `deno fmt`. To instruct ALE to use the Deno
+formatter the `ale_linter` setting needs to be set either on a per buffer basis
+(`let b:ale_linter = ['deno']`) or globally for all TypeScript files
+(`let g:ale_fixers={'typescript': ['deno']}`)
+
+```vim
+" Use ALE autocompletion with Vim's 'omnifunc' setting (press <C-x><C-o> in insert mode)
+autocmd FileType typescript set omnifunc=ale#completion#OmniFunc
+
+" Make sure to use map instead of noremap when using a <Plug>(...) expression as the {rhs}
+nmap gr <Plug>(ale_rename)
+nmap gR <Plug>(ale_find_reference)
+nmap gd <Plug>(ale_go_to_definition)
+nmap gD <Plug>(ale_go_to_type_definition)
+
+let g:ale_fixers = {'typescript': ['deno']}
+let g:ale_fix_on_save = 1 " run deno fmt when saving a buffer
+```
+
 #### Emacs
 
 Emacs works pretty well for a TypeScript project targeted to Deno by using a