Kakoune, a modal screen-based text editor created in 2011 by French programmer Maxime Coste, offers a unique inverted grammar that prioritizes multiple selections and multi-cursor editing, with a desi…
A guide explains how to compile and run code without an IDE using terminal commands for C++, Rust, and Go, emphasizing that this lightweight workflow is faster for prototyping and more reliable for AI…
A group of Emacs users and developers announced their intent to fork the GNU Emacs project into an LLM-free version if the GNU Project's upcoming policy permits LLM-generated contributions. The group …
A Hacker News user questions the relevance of Vim in the age of AI-assisted coding, noting they look at code less frequently and wonder if the editor still makes sense.…
Concepticon, a new tool for managing team domain language as plain-text propositions, launches with a free Reader tier and a $50 Pro tier. The tool turns plain-text concept relationships into interact…
Drew DeVault, creator of the Vim-like editor 'Hare', discusses his vision for an AI-free version of Vim in an interview. He argues against integrating AI into text editors, emphasizing simplicity and …
Large language models exhaust users by requiring social energy for interaction without providing the seamless tool-like experience of traditional tools, according to a critique. Unlike physical tools …
Geir Isene built a complete personal computing stack from scratch, replacing nearly every off-the-shelf program with custom tools including a text editor, file manager, and email client, all developed…
A developer argues that AI has not made human developers obsolete, as complex problem-solving and system architecture understanding remain essential. The developer contends that even with AI assistanc…
Drew DeVault announced the release of Vim Classic 8.3.0, a long-term support fork of the Vim text editor that excludes generative AI tools and is based on Vim 8.2.0148 with backported bug fixes and se…
Codeberg repository maintainers have implemented a garbage response system targeting AI scrapers, warning that automated access will result in unusable data. The repository's content has been delibera…
The article discusses the development of Lisp programming support in the Vim text editor, focusing on two plugins: Slimv and Vlime. Slimv has been available for over a decade, while Vlime is a newer p…
The article explains how to set up and use VimWiki, a notetaking extension for Vim that allows users to create and manage personal wikis directly in the terminal. The author details the installation p…
The article provides a comprehensive cheat sheet of essential Vim commands, organized by categories such as cursor movement, text editing, visual mode, and file management. It includes basic and advan…