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[–] 249 points 3 years ago (3 children)

He finally figured out how to exit

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    I've worked in a few places that were full of Linux nerds (including my current job). We totally use sed style replacements and joke about vim escape keys (especially the classic :q). So you just need nerdier friends (as in ramped up to 11).

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  • [–] 18 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Technically, that is not vim specific, conning from sed and ed, but definitely worked in vim as well as all vi clones

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  • [–] 66 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Pretty much any program I use I try to shift over to vim style keys. This guy's reach went far beyond vim to me.

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  • [–] 52 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    The hjkl keys came from Bill Joy when he wrote vi. The terminal he was using had arrows printed on those keys because it didn't have dedicated arrow keys. It was a natural progression to reuse those keys for navigation.

    vim was a huge improvement over vi. To where it became the defacto replacement. Some distros even shipped vim as a replacement for vi. That was because the Linux Standard Base required vi to be present.

    Still a huge influence. vi was a bit painful to use when coming from vim. Would hjkl have died out if it wasn't for vim? IDK. I think it would have been relegated to a niche corner of the unix/linux world.

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  • [–] 47 points 3 years ago (10 children)

    RIP, Mr. Bram Moolenaar.

    Thank you for the VIM.

    Now the time has come for the VIM future.

    https://joshtronic.com/2018/08/12/will-vim-die-with-bram-moolenaar/

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    [–] 43 points 3 years ago

    The guy onse famously responded to the question of how the community can ensure that vim project succeeds for the forseeable future with "keep me alive". Seems like there is our fault :(

    RIP the legend. Keep Vimming.

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  • [–] 42 points 3 years ago* (1 child)

    I probably owe that man a good part of my living. Proof that even gods are mortal

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  • [–] 31 points 3 years ago

    RIP ☹️

    what an amazing editor he developed on top of vi, he'll be remembered

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  • [–] 25 points 3 years ago

    This news hit me hard this morning. Bram's work has directly benefited my career for decades. He was a good human being who did good things. RIP Bram

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    RIP and thanks for all the hard work I've benefited from over the last decade.

    I'll think of this man while explaining vim to my new hire next week.

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  • [–] 14 points 3 years ago

    :f For the sophisticated users, for the gen pop :q!

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  • [–] 11 points 3 years ago

    He has left his mark in a way that few are able to

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  • [–] 8 points 3 years ago

    R.I.P. Bram.

    I use VIm every day, I enjoy using it, I am still in awe when discovering stuff, still after 17y!

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  • [–] 8 points 3 years ago

    That's very sad to hear. Bram had a significant impact on me and how I use my computer. Rust zacht, Bram.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago

    RIP Bram Moolenaar, and my condolences to his family

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