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and yet every single project to reimplement vim "cleanly" has failed. the only successful other implementation out there essentially ported the vim codebase dir
by zem 14y ago
and yet every single project to reimplement vim "cleanly" has failed. the only successful other implementation out there essentially ported the vim codebase directly to java. i can only conclude that vim has built up a tremendous amount of sheer value along with the cruft that is not easy to reproduce.
- andrewflnr 14y agoHe's not trying to reimplement vim. He's doing a new thing. Part of vim's cruft is in its design. An important part of a clean break is a new interface. Obviously, getting traction with other devs will be difficult, exactly like any other tool.