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submitted 9 months ago by to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev
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[–] 39 points 9 months ago (4 children)

"Old tools" does not mean obsolete or bad. It means tested, hardened, and reliable. And crucially, probably runs in a couple megabytes of memory, which you might need if the cost of RAM suddenly quintuples for no reason.

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  • [–] 10 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    B-but don't you want AI in vi?

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  • [–] 8 points 9 months ago

    AI in vim is actually often convenient.

    :set ai

    Cool, now it will keep track of my indentation.

    Now sometimes that gets in the way, and while you can:

    :set noai

    Usually it's best for me to:

    :set paste

    And that's my take on the utility of AI in vim. (that is what you meant right, there isn't some other AI people are thinking of right?)

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