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But like…why? At the risk of being “HN talks about rsync on the Dropbox thread” what’s this offering that can’t already do, for free, without a EULA, and inevi

But like…why? At the risk of being “HN talks about rsync on the Dropbox thread” what’s this offering that can’t already do, for free, without a EULA, and inevitable VC-enshittification risk? > ditch vim for quick updates Bruh, have you seen the average vim user? They’re about the fastest people on a computer I’ve seen in my life. This is not exactly a convincing argument. > Render code, images, markdown, and CSV files without ever leaving the terminal. So like, bat/cat/any number of other tools that already exist, and dont require me to run a whole web-browser to operate? I just, don’t get the appeal, and I’m so curious as who is the target market for this? Are there armies of devs out there who are like “please, I wish my terminal was actually a web browser with a EULA, pls build a product for me!”??

elcomet 3y ago
> They’re about the fastest people on a computer I’ve seen in my life. I've seen plenty of people using vim that seemed fast (as in plenty of keys pressed, screens changed, etc), and thought they were fast but actually were pretty slow compared to some vs code users. I don't think the app makes a huge difference, rather the mentality to improve your workflow and be more efficient.
- lijok 3y ago
  > I've seen plenty of people using vim that seemed fast (as in plenty of keys pressed, screens changed, etc), and thought they were fast but actually were pretty slow compared to some vs code users. Once or twice a year I'll see a PR with "<<<<<<< HEAD ... ====== ... >>>>>>> some-branch" in the code merged in (an unresolved merge conflict). Each and every single time, it's a vi or vim user.
tapanih 3y ago
It feels like it's for developers using VSCode, who are not comfortable with a terminal. It is likely meant to be easy-to-use with a mouse-friendly user interface and lots of built-in functionalities.
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amadeuspagel 3y ago
I'm not the average vim user. I'd like to use only one tool to edit code (the monaco editor), whether in VS code, in web interfaces like the cloudflare workers playground or the deno playground, and also in the terminal.

elcomet 3y ago

> They’re about the fastest people on a computer I’ve seen in my life. I've seen plenty of people using vim that seemed fast (as in plenty of keys pressed, screens changed, etc), and thought they were fast but actually were pretty slow compared to some vs code users. I don't think the app makes a huge difference, rather the mentality to improve your workflow and be more efficient.

lijok 3y ago
> I've seen plenty of people using vim that seemed fast (as in plenty of keys pressed, screens changed, etc), and thought they were fast but actually were pretty slow compared to some vs code users. Once or twice a year I'll see a PR with "<<<<<<< HEAD ... ====== ... >>>>>>> some-branch" in the code merged in (an unresolved merge conflict). Each and every single time, it's a vi or vim user.

tapanih 3y ago

It feels like it's for developers using VSCode, who are not comfortable with a terminal. It is likely meant to be easy-to-use with a mouse-friendly user interface and lots of built-in functionalities.

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amadeuspagel 3y ago

I'm not the average vim user. I'd like to use only one tool to edit code (the monaco editor), whether in VS code, in web interfaces like the cloudflare workers playground or the deno playground, and also in the terminal.