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> Why would they need to be recreated? Windows ports of vim and emacs exist I think you are missing the point here. It's not about litterally rewriting them, b
by Pet_Ant 3y ago
> Why would they need to be recreated? Windows ports of vim and emacs exist
I think you are missing the point here. It's not about litterally rewriting them, but about copying their design. It'd be nice to see a new advanced text editor written using what we've learned over the last 40 years and about usability, discoverability, etc.
- thesuperbigfrog 3y ago>> I think you are missing the point here. No, the point is to select one or more existing text editors to add to Windows: "The goal would be to install the selected editor(s) by default such that their commands work out-of-the-box. Example editors include but are not limited to: • Edit • Pico • Nano • Vim • Emacs • etc. Installing one or more of these editors by default will offer immediate CLI text editor capabilities on all Windows machines, preventing the need for additional installs or workarounds when operating on local machines, remote connections, or Windows containers." Microsoft is not trying to create a new text editor. If anyone wants to write their own new advanced text editor or whatever, they can, but that is not what the GitHub issue is about.