Re: [dev] Suckless word processing solution?

On 04/10/2009, markus schnalke <meillo_AT_marmaro.de> wrote:
> [2009-10-01 13:51] pancake <pancake_AT_youterm.com>
>>
>> * ved (visual mode for ed..like vim, but using ed, indent, etc.. that
>> is
>> reimplement the basics of visual text editor using ed and other
>> scripts as backend)
>
> vi is the visual mode for ed (for ex, to be exact). It can also invoke
> arbitrary external programs.
>
> Why reinvent the wheel?

That cliche really annoys me. The wheel has been constantly reinvented
for thousands of years and there are currently companies spending
millions of dollar researching how they can reinvent it again.

vi is a terrifying beast, I imagine pancake was thinking of making
something less terrifying.

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