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The history of Vim (pikuma.com)

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Amazing article from Gustavo Pezzi about the history of the vi editor up to vim. Did you know that vim was first developed for the Amiga? That and lots of other interesting tidbits.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It was really interesting to read about the slow connection speeds and screen painting being so influential in how many of vi’s commands were conceived.

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

Yeah it makes sense - and even now that isn’t an issue, I feel like the ability to “program” your edits is still a great interface for productivity.