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]
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    72 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
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      72 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.

  • GigaFlop
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    132 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

  • andrew
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    162 years ago

    I would imagine his family knows his direct impact at least somewhat but I wonder if they know how many lives have been changed by what was written with the tools Bram gave us. This one really unexpectedly hit me as aside from using vim, I’ve had zero interaction with Bram. But vim is such a big part of my life that I found myself tearing up a bit even though I was in the gym when I saw the news.

  • ForbiddenRoot
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    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”.

  • @[email protected]
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    362 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]
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      142 years ago

      Especially No. 8

      8: How can the community ensure that the Vim project succeeds for the foreseeable future? Keep me alive.

      • Celediel
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        22 years ago

        It most certainly feels that way, in more ways than one.