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I always thought that if I were ever to write a book on vim, I'd start with a thorough introduction to ed, followed by a thorough introduction to ex, finally fo
by clifanatic 10y ago
I always thought that if I were ever to write a book on vim, I'd start with a thorough introduction to ed, followed by a thorough introduction to ex, finally followed by a thorough tutorial on all the features of plain-old vanilla vi, only then to introduce the vim parts and macros and graphics and things.
- jeremiahwv 10y agoI would read that.
- joemi 10y agoI can't tell if your comment is sarcastic or not, but I, too, would love to read that.
- clifanatic 10y agoNo, not sarcastic at all - I just didn't think anybody besides me would be crazy enough to want to read such a detailed treatment of an old text editor. Guess I'd better get started writing ;)
- shabbyrobe 10y agoThis might be of interest! "Actually using ed": https://sanctum.geek.nz/arabesque/actually-using-ed/ https://sanctum.geek.nz/arabesque/actually-using-ed/
- brians 10y agoI'd buy that. Hey, No Starch!