An experiment to see if it was possible to work without a tool like nerd tree.
" Make netrw like nerdtree https://shapeshed.com/vim-netrw/
let g:netrw_banner = 0
let g:netrw_liststyle = 3
let g:netrw_browse_split = 4
let g:netrw_altv = 1
let g:netrw_winsize = 10
augroup ProjectDrawer
autocmd!
autocmd VimEnter * :Vexplore
augroup END
setl wfw " Prevent resizing
au VimEnter * wincmd l " Select second buffer on start