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I will always have a deep appreciation for what Bram did for the world.

RIP, said oneReddituser.

Dev world mourns loss of Vim creator Bram Moolenaar

He was the first to coin the term charityware.

I have never wanted to make money from Vim, said Moolenaar in aninterviewlast year.

It started as a hobby and most of the time I had a job that paid well enough.

Siôn Geschwindt

The last full version of Vim is 9.0, which appeared more than a year ago.

However, until a month ago, Moolenaar was still making updates to the tool.

Story bySion Geschwindt

Sion is a freelance science and technology reporter, specialising in climate and energy.

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