CoolHand writes:
Vim 8.0 has been released. This is the first major Vim release in 10 years.
New features include:
Even if Neovim never becomes status quo in the vi world, has the competition at least given Vim developers a shot in the arm?
Original Submission
Not that vi is any better in that regard...at least if you open a file in emacs the cursor keys work and when you type some characters it probably does what you expect.
vi has two modes -- "beep repeatedly" and "break everything"
- editor wars [wikipedia.org]
Anyway, personal preference and all that.
(Score: 2) by tangomargarine on Tuesday September 13 2016, @06:06PM
Not that vi is any better in that regard...at least if you open a file in emacs the cursor keys work and when you type some characters it probably does what you expect.
vi has two modes -- "beep repeatedly" and "break everything"
- editor wars [wikipedia.org]
Anyway, personal preference and all that.
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