https://github.com/mhinz/vi-editor-history

Short history of editors.
https://github.com/mhinz/vi-editor-history

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Short history of editors.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/mhinz/vi-editor-history
• Owner: mhinz
• Created: 2013-08-22T14:41:02.000Z (about 11 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2019-02-21T17:41:06.000Z (over 5 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-08-02T05:11:26.473Z (3 months ago)
• Topics: ed, elvis, em, ex, nvi, qed, stevie, vi, vim
• Size: 17.6 KB
• Stars: 46
• Watchers: 4
• Forks: 3
• Open Issues: 1
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  • Readme: README.md

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# EDITOR HISTORY

_...of the vi side of history._

#### Contents

- [QED](#qed)

- [ed](#ed)

- [em](#em)

- [ex](#ex)

- [vi](#vi)

- [STEVIE](#stevie)

- [elvis](#elvis)

- [Vim](#vim)

- [nvi](#nvi)

- [Neovim](#neovim)

### [QED](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QED_(text_editor))

- authors: [Peter Deutsch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L_Peter_Deutsch),

           [Butler Lampson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butler_Lampson),

           [Dana Angluin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dana_Angluin)

- first release: 1965/66

- stands for: _quick editor_

- developed for the [Berkely Timesharing System](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkeley_Timesharing_System) running on a [SDS 940](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SDS_940)

- sources: https://github.com/arnoldrobbins/qed-archive

### [ed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_(text_editor))

- derived from [QED](#qed)

- author: [Ken Thompson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Thompson_(computer_programmer))

- first release: 1971

- stands for: _editor_

- the original Unix editor

- written in PDP-11/20 assembler

### em

- derived from [ed](#ed)

- author: George Coulouris

- first release: [1976](http://www.eecs.qmul.ac.uk/~gc/history)

- stands for: _editor for mortals_

### [ex](http://ex-vi.sourceforge.net)

- derived from [em](#em)

- author: [Bill Joy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Joy) & colleagues

- first release: 1976

- developed as an advanced version of ed

- stands for: _extended_

- Joy and colleagues got code of em (_editor for mortals_) from George Coulouris at University College in London

- they improved em -> en

- Joy doesn't know anymore if there was eo or op, but ultimately ex was written

- manpage: http://ex-vi.sourceforge.net/ex.html

- POSIX spec: http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/ex.html

### [vi](http://ex-vi.sourceforge.net)

- derived from [ex](#ex)

- author: [Bill Joy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Joy)

- first release: 1979

- it was an actual command that started ex in visual mode

- stands for: _visual (in ex)_

- manpage: http://ex-vi.sourceforge.net/vi.html

- POSIX spec: https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/vi.html

### [STEVIE](http://nosuch.com/tjt/stevie)

- derived from [vi](#vi)

- author: [Tim Thompson](http://nosuch.com/tjt)

- first release: 1987

- released on usenet: [comp.sys.atari.st](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!original/comp.sys.atari.st/J65TpLBhfss/Mop3jYhvuY0J)

- stands for: _ST Editor for VI Enthusiasts_

### [elvis](http://elvis.the-little-red-haired-girl.org)

- derived from [vi](#vi)

- author: Steve Kirkendall

- first release: 1990

- released on usenet: [comp.editors](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!original/comp.editors/rdUYDzANsMw/ErR-8j1VCfQJ)

### [Vim](https://www.vim.org)

- derived from [STEVIE](#stevie)

- author: [Bram Moolenaar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bram_Moolenaar)

- created in 1988 (as _Vi IMitation 1.0_)

- first release: November 2, 1991 (as _Vi IMitation_ 1.14)

- renamed in version 2.0 to _Vi IMproved_ (December 14, 1993)

### [nvi](https://sites.google.com/a/bostic.com/keithbostic/vi)

- derived from the first version of [elvis](#elvis)

- author: [Keith Bostic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Bostic)

- first release: 1994 (as part of [4.4BSD](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkeley_Software_Distribution))

- stands for: _new vi_

### [Neovim](https://github.com/neovim/neovim/wiki)

- derived from [Vim](#vim)

- author: [Thiago de Arruda](https://github.com/tarruda)

- first release: [January 31, 2014](https://github.com/neovim/neovim/commit/72cf89bce)

- manpage: https://manpages.debian.org/unstable/nvim

- repository: https://github.com/neovim/neovim