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Bram Moolenaar, creator of Vim, has passed away

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  1. matpower64
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    I'm actually speechless, it came out from nowhere and he's still young... Rest in peace, and thank you for everything.

    I'm actually speechless, it came out from nowhere and he's still young...

    Rest in peace, and thank you for everything.

    29 votes
  2. gpl
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    vim is in my opinion one of the best pieces of software I get to interact with on a regular basis. Very sad to hear about its creators passing — a shame!

    vim is in my opinion one of the best pieces of software I get to interact with on a regular basis. Very sad to hear about its creators passing — a shame!

    24 votes
  3. DefiantEmbassy
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    Rest in peace. It's probably impossible to quantify how many millions of lines of code that Vim has probably helped create.

    Rest in peace. It's probably impossible to quantify how many millions of lines of code that Vim has probably helped create.

    20 votes
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    LGUG2Z
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    This person single-handedly did more to shape how I interact with computers than anyone else ever will. RIP.

    This person single-handedly did more to shape how I interact with computers than anyone else ever will. RIP.

    13 votes
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      lucg
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      More things run Linux than anything else, making Linus Torvalds rather influential also. Lots of companies look to Apple for trends, so Steve Jobs can be argued to have been a shaping force as...

      More things run Linux than anything else, making Linus Torvalds rather influential also. Lots of companies look to Apple for trends, so Steve Jobs can be argued to have been a shaping force as well that lasted till this day since we still use the form factors Apple popularised. I'm sure there are more, it's tough to say who really had the biggest influence.

      I'm a daily Vim user (don't have any other editor installed) so I do see what you mean, though

      3 votes
      1. Armando
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        don't think this is the thread for this man

        don't think this is the thread for this man

        12 votes
  5. zoroa
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    If anyone can update the title to fix the typo in their name, that'd be great. The name is Bram Moolenaar not Bran Moolenaar. Not pointing any fingers, the typo reeks of autocorrect

    If anyone can update the title to fix the typo in their name, that'd be great.

    The name is Bram Moolenaar not Bran Moolenaar.

    Not pointing any fingers, the typo reeks of autocorrect

    22 votes