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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Yes, as I am an Amiga user I’ve used it from very early on
I now live in vim, but as a kid I only ever used microemacs on the Amiga because it came with the OS.
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.
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.
