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Re:Vim for Humans by clifanatic on Monday October 17, 2016 @11:29AM (#12725882)
I always thought that if I were ever to write a book on vim, I'd start with a thorough introduction to ed, followed by a thorough introduction to ex, finally followed by a thorough tutorial on all the features of plain-old vanilla vi, only then to introduce the vim parts and macros and graphics and things.
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Re:Vim for Humans by joemi on Monday October 17, 2016 @05:03PM (#12729733)
I can't tell if your comment is sarcastic or not, but I, too, would love to read that.
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Re:Vim for Humans by shabbyrobe on Monday October 17, 2016 @11:30PM (#12731830)
This might be of interest! "Actually using ed": https://sanctum.geek.nz/arabesque/actually-using-ed/
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Re:Vim for Humans by clifanatic on Monday October 17, 2016 @05:23PM (#12729910)
No, not sarcastic at all - I just didn't think anybody besides me would be crazy enough to want to read such a detailed treatment of an old text editor. Guess I'd better get started writing ;)
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Re:Vim for Humans by jeremiahwv on Monday October 17, 2016 @01:27PM (#12727110)
I would read that.
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Re:Vim for Humans by brians on Tuesday October 18, 2016 @10:25AM (#12734623)
I'd buy that. Hey, No Starch!
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