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On caring for user data: NeoVim caused Vim undo files to be deleted

384 points · 346 comments · jandeboevrie

  1. sdcfgy · · focus · HN ↗
    I've used vim since the first time it appeared in Debian repos. I have been told a thousand times that NeoVim is better, more modern and solves many (conveniently never cited) issues. I just ignored it and carried on. Feeling terribly vindicated at this point as it's a feature I use regularly and have no idea that it would be an issue in NeoVim.
    1. alphabeta3r56 · · focus · HN ↗
      If one really needs an undo in today's day and age, use git.
      1. leobuskin · · focus · HN ↗
        It’s two different dimensions in this case. VCS doesn’t preserve your local history (in JetBrains’ terms) of changes (and it wasn’t meant to by design)
        1. whateverboat · · focus · HN ↗
          VCS doesn't preserve your local history? Did we miss why git became successful? I mean I understand, you are not committing every 2 lines of code, so git is not replacement for persistent undo, but stil.
      2. 0xbadcafebee · · focus · HN ↗
        Someone didn't read the part about wanting a humane interface
      3. [deleted] · · focus · HN ↗

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      4. sdcfgy · · focus · HN ↗
        I don't use git. I actually have something still using RCS.
        1. kstrauser · · focus · HN ↗
          Ok, I’ve gotta hear this. For what? I haven’t touched rcs since we upgraded to cvs. Is it still unusually good at something today?
          1. sdcfgy · · focus · HN ↗
            No it’s just as crap as it always was. There just wasn’t much point in moving the code to anything else as it only gets updated once every 5-6 years.

            It’s a utility that converts a horribly obsolete binary format from a thoroughly obsolete bit of hardware into text so it can be processed. Working since 1989.

            1. Lumich · · focus · HN ↗
              In other words, a real curiosity – the stuff held in the highest esteem here on HN (according to the guidelines).
            2. kstrauser · · focus · HN ↗
              Hah, makes perfect sense. I have a handful of ancient Perl scripts I run for specific purposes every great once in a while. If I used them enough to actually need to maintain them, I’d probably port them to Python or something. I think we both ended up in the same place via the same route.
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