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"replace" ha ha! Not likely. The directions for the projects seem pretty distinct. It should be noted that some original vi are still installed by default whe
by johnea 2y ago
"replace" ha ha!
Not likely. The directions for the projects seem pretty distinct.
It should be noted that some original vi are still installed by default when installing some OSs.
The whole idea that a project needs to be in constant new-feature mode is just not reality. Just as one example: I'm still using the fluxbox desktop (about 25 years now), and it still meets my top level GUI needs for interacting with my workstation. I don't really _want_ it to change. I want the UI to be exactly the same after an update, so as not to disrupt my workflow.
- wruza 2y agoYep. It's not that text editing changed much since <yearnumber>. And the more years passed, the less there is to "feature". Projects with constant new features after many years of development demonstrably don't know what they need and how to let themselves pause and reflect.
- lenkite 2y agoIt is extremely likely that the default distribution of vimwill be neovim and not vim after a decade. Just like vim replaced vi, neovim will gradually replace vim. Being maintenance-mode software means only greybeards (and some stubborn holdouts) will stick to it over time and as greybeards retire, the new maintainers of linux distributions who are more familiar with neovim will make their choice.
- cess11 2y agoVim and nvim are different and have different goals. One is for people that enjoy Lua, the other is vim.