Message from the family of Bram Moolenaar
groups.google.com

Bram Moolenaar, creator of vim, has died.

If you are a vim user, consider donating to International Child Care Fund Holland - a charity Bram heavily supported. You can find the link on vim.org

:wq

  • @[email protected]
    7•2 years ago

    In this case :wq does not sound right.

    I would go with :q! (or :qa!)

    Because death always fucks up all your plans.

    • Celediel
      7•2 years ago

      I like to think of it as, his history and legacy being written to for the final time, the file being closed.

      ZZ. You will be missed Bram, but your legacy will live on.

  • @[email protected]English
    36•2 years ago

    What an absolute legend. Hard to imagine many others with as significant of an impact on programmers all over the world. He will be greatly missed. RIP.

    :x

  • @[email protected]English
    31•2 years ago

    Oh wow this so sad. Ever since I used vimtutor the first time, Ive used vim keys in every editor I used. Hopefully the project keeps doing well without him, its a great piece of software.

    • @[email protected]OPEnglish
      28•2 years ago

      My entire life has vim key bindings. My window manager and browser all have vim key bindings. I work in vim. I write my shopping lists in vim.

      I really can’t overstate how ingrained vim is in my day to day life. Bram had a big impact.

      • @[email protected]English
        1•2 years ago

        I don’t want to sound like an asshole but maybe we all should focus on Neovim from now on. I find in much better than original Vim in many ways.

  • ForbiddenRootEnglish
    69•2 years ago

    I am truly and deeply saddened to hear this. My condolences to his family.

    vim or vim-enhanced is one of the first things I install on any distro that doesn’t have it included by default. I have been using it for decades and am so used to seeing Bram’s name come up on the screen whenever I start the editor. His work greatly enriched my programming experience over the years and I am sure for countless other people as well. I don’t know what to say except a heartfelt “Thank you, Bram”.

  • Liam MayfairEnglish
    29•2 years ago

    I am truly sorry to hear this. As a longtime Vim user, I cannot thank Bram enough for his massive contribution to software development and for his kindness. His legacy will live on, not only in Vim, but in all the communities he selflessly supported for so many years.

  • GigaFlop
    13•2 years ago

    While I’ve never been able to wrap my head around vim, the impact it has had is undeniable. He will be sorely missed. RIP