VeryFrugal@sh.itjust.works to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoOnly me?sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square44linkfedilinkarrow-up161arrow-down11
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minus-squareNeatNit@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·2 months agoNo, you’re 100% right. The only reason it’s this way is this: https://pikuma.com/blog/origins-of-vim-text-editor These literally were the arrow keys on the machine that vim was originally developed on.
minus-squareExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoWhy the hell didn’t they go with JIKL or something instead then, so the pattern at least resembles the direction it navigates?
minus-squarearadgus@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoso your finges dont have to leave the home row. Its acually peak when you used hjkl for some time
No, you’re 100% right. The only reason it’s this way is this: https://pikuma.com/blog/origins-of-vim-text-editor
These literally were the arrow keys on the machine that vim was originally developed on.
Why the hell didn’t they go with JIKL or something instead then, so the pattern at least resembles the direction it navigates?
Wasd was revolutionary at the time
so your finges dont have to leave the home row. Its acually peak when you used hjkl for some time