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		turndown on Sept 15, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Evolution of Vi and Vim Forking is usually good for the community around a piece of software but I struggle to find who made this argument originally

kaba0 on Sept 16, 2023 [–]

I think it is only good when the software has slowed down development. Otherwise it just needlessly splits the community.

goku12 on Sept 17, 2023 | [–]

Specifically in the case of vim, Bram took decisions that forced the community to choose one or the other. Like the implementation of async and the choice of a second extension language.

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