Vim Creator Bram Moolenaar Interview
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Vim Creator Bram Moolenaar Interview
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Re: Vim Creator Bram Moolenaar Interview
#2> Bram: I have to admit I don’t use many plugins, other than what is included with the distribution (such as matchit and termdebug). When I need something I tend to either make a quick hack or add it to the Vim base. That’s the luxury of being the creator :-).
This so much. There are amazing plugins out there, but for almost everything I really need, they are overkill. vim comes with so many things included out-of-the-box (just look at netrw), and for the few things I need on top of that, ahcking together a small function bound to a Key combo which calls an external script is usually enough.
Re: Vim Creator Bram Moolenaar Interview
#3No one asked about neovim
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#4If you're out there Bram, thank you for creating Vim.
It really is a gem of an editor.
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#5No one asked about neovim
What would you have asked with respect to neovim?
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#6Xophmeister -> 8 yr. ago on Reddit...
"Vim is my favourite text editor. I've been using it for years...I can't figure out how to exit."
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#7Xophmeister -> 8 yr. ago on Reddit... "Vim is my favourite text editor. I've been using it for years...I can't figure out how to exit."
I vaguely remember a story about a guy who kept rebooting the computer in order to close a running application and start another.
Re: Vim Creator Bram Moolenaar Interview
#8> Bram: I have to admit I don’t use many plugins, other than what is included with the distribution (such as matchit and termdebug). When I need something I tend to either make a quick hack or add it to the Vim base. That’s the luxury of being the creator :-). This so much. There are amazing plugins out there, but for almost everything I really need, they are overkill. vim comes with so many things included out-of-th…
Vim koan:
> A Markdown acolyte came to Master Wq to demonstrate his Vim plugin.
> “See, master,” he said, “I have nearly finished the Vim macros that translate Markdown into HTML. My functions interweave, my parser is a paragon of efficiency, and the results nearly flawless. I daresay I have mastered Vimscript, and my work will validate Vim as a modern editor for the enlightened developer! Have I done rightly?”
> Master Wq read the acolyte’s code for several minutes without saying anything. Then he opened a Markdown document, and typed:
> > :%!markdown
> HTML filled the buffer instantly. The acolyte began to cry.
Re: Vim Creator Bram Moolenaar Interview
#9No one asked about neovim
I'd be more interested in his views on the newer modal editors with a fresh take, like Kakoune/helix.
Re: Vim Creator Bram Moolenaar Interview
#10> Bram: I have to admit I don’t use many plugins, other than what is included with the distribution (such as matchit and termdebug). When I need something I tend to either make a quick hack or add it to the Vim base. That’s the luxury of being the creator :-). This so much. There are amazing plugins out there, but for almost everything I really need, they are overkill. vim comes with so many things included out-of-th…
Vim koan: > A Markdown acolyte came to Master Wq to demonstrate his Vim plugin. > “See, master,” he said, “I have nearly finished the Vim macros that translate Markdown into HTML. My functions interweave, my parser is a paragon of efficiency, and the results nearly flawless. I daresay I have mastered Vimscript, and my work will validate Vim as a modern editor for the enlightened developer! Have I done rightly?” > Mas…
/bin/bash: line 1: markdown: command not found