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some_guy ,

One of the first things I configure on any new system is an alias for vi to invoke vim.

Redredme ,

In this case :wq does not sound right.

I would go with :q! (or :qa!)

Because death always fucks up all your plans.

Celediel ,

I like to think of it as, his history and legacy being written to for the final time, the file being closed.

ZZ. You will be missed Bram, but your legacy will live on.

solidgrue ,
@solidgrue@lemmy.world avatar

ZZ

russjr08 ,
@russjr08@outpost.zeuslink.net avatar

Rest in peace, Bram! Your legacy will continue to live on in us all.

:wq

goodnessme ,

ZZ

I_Am_Jacks_____ ,

Very sad. Like others here, vim is a huge part of my work. I even use qutebrowser for vim keys. From what I understood, he was the primary developer and gatekeeper for vim. I wonder if he had plans in place for when he was going to retire

ebits21 ,
@ebits21@lemmy.ca avatar

I’m curious as well. Maybe I will re-consider neovim.

I_Am_Jacks_____ ,

For my machines, I switched to NeoVim a while ago. There were certain instances when editing large files that Vim would lag and NeoVim doesn’t. But I manage a lot of systems that are not my systems, so I use Vim on those.

evatronic ,

I switched several years ago, back when neovim did async stuff and :term and supported things like ALE before vim8 implemented similar functionality.

So far, I haven’t run into anything that neovim can’t handle in my day-to-day, and it seems generally faster, but that’s probably me falling for the “neo” in the name. Like how painting flames on the side of a car make it go faster.

YassKwiin ,

He had publicly stated that keeping him alive was the only succession plan.

He might have been kidding though.

Newchair ,

Looks like we failed bram :(

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/79a40207-6377-48ee-b9c0-0c0547c0096f.pngbinpress.com/vim-creator-bram-moolenaar-interview…

tun ,

Especially No. 8

8: How can the community ensure that the Vim project succeeds for the foreseeable future? Keep me alive.

601error ,
@601error@lemmy.ca avatar

It could be that we have transitioned into the unforeseeable future.

Celediel ,

It most certainly feels that way, in more ways than one.

YassKwiin ,

Looks like I picked a good time to learn emacs (with evil mode)

andrew ,
@andrew@lemmy.stuart.fun avatar

I would imagine his family knows his direct impact at least somewhat but I wonder if they know how many lives have been changed by what was written with the tools Bram gave us. This one really unexpectedly hit me as aside from using vim, I’ve had zero interaction with Bram. But vim is such a big part of my life that I found myself tearing up a bit even though I was in the gym when I saw the news.

linearchaos ,
@linearchaos@lemmy.world avatar

So long and thanks for all the fish

:w !sudo tee %

pyromaniac_donkey ,

He was one of the greats. His software touched so many lives: not only those who edited text, but especially everyone he helped in Uganda. RIP, ZZ

HR_Pufnstuf ,

We all swear to honour you by removing pico / nano from all systems everywhere.

CsXGF8uzUAOh6fqV ,
@CsXGF8uzUAOh6fqV@lemmy.world avatar

:(

257m ,

RIP, You will be missed.

Ghosty141 ,

Oh wow this so sad. Ever since I used vimtutor the first time, Ive used vim keys in every editor I used. Hopefully the project keeps doing well without him, its a great piece of software.

LuckyJones OP ,

My entire life has vim key bindings. My window manager and browser all have vim key bindings. I work in vim. I write my shopping lists in vim.

I really can’t overstate how ingrained vim is in my day to day life. Bram had a big impact.

black_dinamo ,

Same here OP

Bram will be missed. ✊🏾 :wq

havocpants ,

Me too. I’ve used vim to make my living for at least the last 20 years.

ebits21 ,
@ebits21@lemmy.ca avatar

I hope it ultimately re-organizes as more of a community effort now like neovim.

rumbleran ,

I don’t want to sound like an asshole but maybe we all should focus on Neovim from now on. I find in much better than original Vim in many ways.

null ,
@null@zerobytes.monster avatar

:(

:wq

scroll_responsibly ,
@scroll_responsibly@lemmy.sdf.org avatar

Rest in peace!

:wq 🫡

Tilted ,

RIP. A legend.

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