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But...who cares? Yes, Vim owes a debt of gratitude to Bill Joy's vi. And vi was built from ex, which was built from ed, ad infinitum back to the dawn of computi
by caymanjim 6y ago
But...who cares? Yes, Vim owes a debt of gratitude to Bill Joy's vi. And vi was built from ex, which was built from ed, ad infinitum back to the dawn of computing. I like trivia, especially computer trivia, and I was there for much of this evolution. But it's not important to know any of it.
- bch 6y ago> And vi was built from ex, which was built from ed, [...] I think vi might more charitably be described as a paradigm shift. It also happened to bring terminal independence to everybody by later prompting the development of termcap (like vi, brought to us by Bill Joy). Of course termcap begat terminfo, [n]curses, ... I feel like grandparent wishing for acknowledgement isn’t really out of line. It’s “Show a little respect; you have no idea where we were before vi.”