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Porn, Zen, and .vimrc

Vim is a customizable text editor geared towards writing code. But open-ended configuration possibilities lure users into wasting time while chasing after perceived minute gains in productivity. This article describes my Vim journey, starting from heavy personal customization and ending with a renewed love for…

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Visidata 2.0

This is a major milestone. After almost 2 years of development, version 2.0 of VisiData is finally released. It's got several major improvements, a bunch of new loaders, and tons of new features and quality of life improvements. And, most importantly, an API specification for plugins.