VIM, The Most HATED Text Editor of All Time

Vim is the most beloved (and hated) text editor the world has ever seen. The development of Vim is one that every tech enthusiast should know.
From a personal challenge in 1988 to one of the most beloved text editors in the world, the evolution and development of Vim is a compelling tale of individual ingenuity coming together, community-driven enhancement, and open-source principles.
Vim, for those unfamiliar, is a text editor, known for its efficiency, customizability, and powerful command-based interface. But it's more than just a text editor; it's an ecosystem of customization, efficiency, and a unique approach to coding that has captivated programmers around the world.
One could say it all started in 1988, with Bram Moolenaar, a Dutch software developer, after getting the new Amiga computer. All he wanted to do was edit code in vi, or in his case Stevie, a clone of Vi, but it was buggy and frankly, unsatisfying. So Bram began writing a new vi port of sorts, a project he named “Vi IMitation”, or “Vim” for short. This is the story of the development of the Vim text editor, and a tribute to its late creator, maintainer, and benevolent dictator for life of Vim, Bram Moolenaar.
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[@devchaudhary78]

Bram was a legend, bless his heart ❤

[@stoicfloor]

This video touched me deeply. Thank you so much for making this video. Both as a commemoration to Bram and to introduce other people to Vim. Like you said in the end, Bram may be gone but his legacy lives on forever in every vim user. Editing text is never the same after Vim. Rest in peace Bram.

[@d.developer]

RIP. respect from heart for this Man

[@hitarthpatel]

learn vim -THE PRIMEAGEN

[@moveonvillain1080]

The VIMAGEN

[@RAINE____]

I didnt realise he died. Thanks Bram. I love your work and passionately defend it most weeks. :wq

[@MadalinIgnisca]

Thank for such a great done small documentary.

[@hapaise2924]

pretty solid vidoe! love learning and this was super cooool. thank you!

[@fknight]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@peterbrownwastaken]

That was fun to look back. When I started in Unix vi was the only real choice. I've never used vim, but it was cool to have the backstory!

[@rkeenan85]

I love videos talking about the old days. Thank you for making this!

[@zenitsu2989]

RIP, He became a legend.

[@thesattary]

you're doing great job bro, go ahead!

[@kyriakoskourkoulis1159]

First like and view😊 Btw the video seems very interesting! Thank you!

[@IamPyu-v]

How about GNU Emacs next? I really like this series!

[@camelotenglishtuition6394]

I've been using vim for years, mainly because I can't exit.

[@3_14pie]

Meanwhile emacs doesn't even appears on the stack overflow list 💀

[@amirsafaee8221]

😍❤‍🔥👌

[@bubnov]

well, I prefer IntelliJ for Java. Do not really understand, why I have to switch to VIM in my case

[@mdrwsh]

micro user ✋

[@anon_y_mousse]

Your pronunciation could use a little work, but otherwise a rather good video on the history of Vim.

[@gnarlylasagna7464]

Nvim .

[@sanketpawar2381]

12th view❤

[@user-tg6vq1kn6v]

First

[@Mawkler]

How could you make a video about Vim in 2023 and not even mention Neovim?

[@spicyf1sh]

Bram looking like the dollar general Elon musk 😂

[@nutcracker6746]

You keep posing as a Linux guy, in love with all the unix tools and whatnot, but every time I see you code, you use windows and notepad++ for editing files. I think you're rather more focused on LARPing, mate.

[@fknight]

lol this video isn't even about me. But to your point, I currently code with VS Code on Windows due to my editing software. I do prefer Linux in general, but continuously had problems with my creative apps so I do all of my video work and the coding related to it on Windows. Only time I "posed" as a Linux guy is when I _was_ a Linux guy. *Edited for clarification

[@choom8ug]

@@fknight just out of curiosity: why not Jetbrains?

[@fknight]

Ahh yea I wasn't clear. I actually really like many of JetBrains' IDEs, like IntelliJ IDEA for Java and CLion for C++, but for my _current_ project I'm using VS Code (NextJS/React, Typescript, etc.) because I'm used to it for this type of development. Never tried WebStorm or Fleet

[@dcpowered]

This is one of your worst videos. So confusing! 😅