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How Two Guests Came To Vim
- Julia Evans started using Vim about 17 years ago and now creates programming comics.
- Gary Bernhardt switched to Vim in 2006 after using Emacs and Windows IDEs earlier in his career.
Switched To Vim To Avoid RSI
- Gary Bernhardt adopted Vim largely to avoid RSI from heavy modifier-key usage in other editors.
- He emphasized Vim's low use of Control, Alt, and Shift as central to his long-term comfort.
Vim As An Editable Grammar
- Drew Neil describes Vim's operator+motion model as a grammar that composes actions and targets.
- He values extending that grammar with plugins that add new operators or text objects.