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RIP Bram Moolenaar, the author of vim text editor (groups.google.com)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 42 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Na, it’s just that a memorial post is a time to pause the editor wars, if only for a moment, and pay respect.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nah I'll pass on that, nano feels dirty.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I'm rarely as frustrated as when something opens with nano when I'm expecting Vim.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago

ed is the standard text editor.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 year ago

I mean it was on a response with a link detailing the single threaded nature of vim development.. I don't think it was inappropriate