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we're giving away money holy shit!!! check out the "happy birthday post" which announces a community event, where you could win 50 bucks!

joined feb 22, 2023

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Do not induce vomiting if swallowed.

joined feb 22, 2023

Vim is the only good editor. Vim minimizes keystrokes. Vim is lightweight and fast. Someone scolded me for using nano as a child. Use vim. Vim is customizable. Vim comes preinstalled. Vim has regular expressions. Vim has the best configuration language. Vim is helping poor children in Uganda. Vim is life. I use Vim every day. I remapped every key on my keyboard to optimize performance on Vim. I use Vim to edit text. I use Vim to edit video. I use Vim to launch the nuclear missiles on my linux submarine. Vim supports multiple windows. Vim is a modal editor. Vim is life. Vim is love. Vim loves you. I hate all things not Vim. I will violently eviscerate you if you say "em*cs". There is nothing but Vim. Hail Vim, Editor of All Things.

posted 4/6/2023, 1:01 pm

joined dec 5, 2022

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testing one two

joined dec 5, 2022

I downloaded Vim on a whim (hah!) and it absolutely confuses me.

posted 4/21/2023, 11:01 am

joined aug 16, 2023

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is it any wonder that my mind's on fire / imprisoned by the thought of what to do / is it any wonder that my joke's in ire / and the joke's on you

joined aug 16, 2023

I have vim. I know how to use vim. Sometime I even use vim.

Nevertheless, I prefer Emacs. (My preference is not a prescription.)

edited 8/16/2023, 4:27 pm

joined jul 28, 2023

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i'm codl!

joined jul 28, 2023

ive been using vim for something like 15 years and it is a trap and a prison. i cant use any other editor seriously because my muscle memory keeps trying to do vim things. it's very frustrating. dont do vim, kids

rip to the vim guy btw, passed away a couple weeks ago

edit: https://groups.google.com/g/vim_announce/c/tWahca9zkt4

Dear all,

It is with a heavy heart that we have to inform you that Bram Moolenaar passed away on 3 August 2023. Bram was suffering from a medical condition that progressed quickly over the last few weeks.

Bram dedicated a large part of his life to VIM and he was very proud of the VIM community that you are all part of.

edited 8/22/2023, 9:11 pm

joined aug 16, 2023

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is it any wonder that my mind's on fire / imprisoned by the thought of what to do / is it any wonder that my joke's in ire / and the joke's on you

joined aug 16, 2023

quoting codl:

ive been using vim for something like 15 years and it is a trap and a prison. i cant use any other editor seriously because my muscle memory keeps trying to do vim things. it's very frustrating. dont do vim, kids

Don't most other editors and IDEs offer a half-assed implementation of vi keybindings? I know Emacs has Evil mode and Viper, and I've heard that Visual Studio Code has a package for vi emulation. I suppose they're no substitute for the real thing, though. I have the same problem with Emacs emulation in Visual Studio 2022 at my day job.

posted 8/22/2023, 1:59 pm