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I liked the ideas and especially the paperclip :) I couldn't find whether it is completely written from scratch or a vim fork? If not, why is it not a vim fork
by aamederen 10y ago
I liked the ideas and especially the paperclip :)
I couldn't find whether it is completely written from scratch or a vim fork? If not, why is it not a vim fork?
- petepete 10y agoI believe it's a complete re-implementation. I think with so many 'deep' changes to the functionality, rewriting would probably be easier than forking.
- pietrofmaggi 10y agoFrom the github repository: https://github.com/mawww/kakoune https://github.com/mawww/kakoune reply Vim inspired — Faster as in less keystrokes — Multiple selections — Orthogonal design
- omtose 10y agoYou can also use a cat or nothing as "helper".
- rz2k 10y agoThe code statistics on github[1] show almost all C++, while vim is written in C. According to the author the project began as a reimplementation or merely a rewrite of vim then turned into a more ambitious reimagining of how to design a modal editor. [1] https://github.com/mawww/kakoune https://github.com/mawww/kakoune
- doppioandante 10y agoIt is written from scratch in a very modern C++ style, I advise every C++ programmer to look at it. Also the code is quite well organized.