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Re:Show HN: VS Code extension to edit the filesystem like a ... by mprovost on Tuesday July 15, 2025 @09:25AM (#44570904)
There's a long history of "directory editor" programs going back to (at least) 1974, which predates emacs. It's not surprising that there are many examples of convergent evolution.

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Re:Show HN: VS Code extension to edit the filesystem like a ... by hexomancer on Tuesday July 15, 2025 @09:27AM (#44570923)
That's so cool, I was actually curious about history of such programs. Thanks for posting this :)
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