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Actually, writing a vi clone in any language is only worth asking why in the hell someone would do that. And the answer is: "because Python." (and in case you d
by peterwwillis 10y ago
Actually, writing a vi clone in any language is only worth asking why in the hell someone would do that. And the answer is: "because Python." (and in case you didn't realize it was written in Python, the author has reminded you 13 times in the README, and named the clone after both 'vi' and the 'y' in Python)
- gtirloni 10y agoI think we usually see "Show HN" threads for projects where the author expects it to grow (either a company or open source project). I take things like "vy" as the author being proud of what they wrote and wanting to share it. No harm done. I don't see these posts as the author suggesting this is supposed to be the way forward, the new thing, etc. And to be honest, it's usually technically more interesting.
- masukomi 10y agoit doesn't appear to be shared by the author ( iogf ) . It looks like someone who found it ( dajohnson89 ) and thought it worth sharing.