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		ulisesrmzroche on July 1, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How Did Vim Become So Popular? If vim came out today, it wouldn’t be popular. eMacs maybe, with a pretty theme, but vim is vastly overhyped.

gpmcadam on July 1, 2020 [–]

Tools like VimR and Onivim suggest that this hypothesis might not be true.

https://www.onivim.io/

ulisesrmzroche on July 1, 2020 | [–]

That’s got 4K stars. I wouldn’t say it’s popular.

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