Hacker News with Generative AI: Text Editors

Automating Interactive Fiction Logic Generation with LLMs in Emacs (tendollaradventure.com)
I automated the creation of transaction tracking logic for an Emacs-based interactive fiction book using an LLM (via gptel).

Interactive Fiction, Artificial Intelligence, Programming, Text Editors

98 points by dskhatri 2 days ago | 19 comments

Neovim 0.11 Is Here (github.com/neovim)

New Releases, Software, Text Editors

13 points by DemiGuru 7 days ago | 2 comments

TUI editor and Vim/Neovim alternative (github.com/tauraamui)
A VIM-Like editor for your terminal (chat on Discord)

Terminal Editors, Text Editors, Vim, Neovim

58 points by znano 9 days ago | 60 comments

Bcvi – run vi over a 'back-channel' (2010) (sourceforge.net)
If you use SSH, you might find bcvi useful. This article attempts to describe what it is and why you might use it. Let's start with what it is:

SSH, Text Editors, Linux, Command Line

75 points by leonry 27 days ago | 26 comments

The Rake and its Prongs (2024) (christiantietze.de)
When you type in a text editor, you always type out of some range.

Text Editors, Programming, User Interfaces

11 points by cenazoic 34 days ago | 2 comments

Emacs 30.1 Released (lists.gnu.org)
Version 30.1 of Emacs, the extensible text editor, should now be available from your nearest GNU mirror:

New Releases, Software, Text Editors

44 points by todsacerdoti 38 days ago | 5 comments

Show HN: Infinite horizontal arrays of text editors (zeminary.com)

Show HN, Text Editors, Software, User Interfaces

75 points by tsydenzhap 52 days ago | 44 comments

We rewrote The NYT text editing library. Then we OSSd it. Then rewrote it again (smoores.dev)
For almost five years, I worked on the New York Times’ rich text editor, Oak.

Open Source, Software Development, Text Editors, JavaScript

22 points by antics 54 days ago | 8 comments

Ask HN: How do you prompt the "advanced" models (ycombinator.com)
I use the Windsurf IDE, which comes with integrated LLM chat and edit functionality. Ever since I switched to it two months ago and for the three months before that I was using Cursor (similar editor), I have always had better results with Claude.

AI, Programming Tools, Text Editors

18 points by _jogicodes_ 57 days ago | 12 comments

I miss Vim (leblancfg.com)
I've been using neovim for almost two years now and I'm gonna go out come out and say it. I miss vanilla vim.

Text Editors, Vim, Neovim

34 points by thunderbong 61 days ago | 53 comments

What are the dark corners of Vim your mom never told you about? (stackoverflow.com)
There are a plethora of questions where people talk about common tricks, notably "Vim+ctags tips and tricks".

Vim, Programming, Text Editors

7 points by sebg 62 days ago | 1 comments

I Miss Vim (leblancfg.com)
I've been using neovim for almost two years now and I'm gonna go out come out and say it. I miss vanilla vim.

Text Editors, Vim, Neovim

7 points by ingve 62 days ago | 4 comments

I still like Sublime Text (ohdoylerules.com)
I still get people asking me why I use Sublime Text in 2025 given there are soooo many other great editors out there.

Text Editors, Software, Personal Preference, Nostalgia

1184 points by james2doyle 64 days ago | 601 comments

Trying out Zed after more than a decade of Vim/Neovim (sgoel.dev)
I'm currently drafting this blog post in Zed. After using Vim/Neovim for more than 15 years, I recently decided to try out something new. I don't know if this little experiment will work, or if I'll run back to my trusty Neovim, but hey, what I do know is that I'd like to find out.

Text Editors, Vim, Neovim, Zed

188 points by siddhant 68 days ago | 149 comments

Rhyolite: Simple text editor in Rust using Tauri, Svelte. Inspired by Obsidian (github.com/RedddFoxxyy)
A simple text editor written in Rust using Tauri and svelte for frontend, inspired by Obsidian. Discord:- https://discord.gg/K6FAd8FTma

Rust, Text Editors, Tauri, Svelte, Obsidian

17 points by thunderbong 82 days ago | 1 comments

Adding UTF-8 support to the Kilo editor using AI and human hints [video] (youtube.com)

Text Editors, AI, Programming, Video Tutorials

19 points by antirez 85 days ago | 1 comments

Emacs: Fringe Matters, Finding the Right Difference (karthinks.com)
Continuing my avocation of writing to increasingly niche audiences, today we have a matter at the intersection of several small Venn bubbles:

Emacs, Customization, User Interfaces, Text Editors

43 points by signa11 92 days ago | 2 comments

The Road to Emacs Maximalism (schonfinkel.github.io)
I’ve stumbled across a method of composing programs that excites me very much. In fact, my enthusiasm is so great that I must warn the reader to discount much of what I shall say as the ravings of a fanatic who thinks he has just seen a great light. (Knuth 1984, 1)

Programming, Software Development, Emacs, Text Editors

18 points by fluidwizard 92 days ago | 5 comments

Vim is a cast iron skillet (eamoncaddigan.net)
Vim was released as “Vim” in 1991, and is an extended version of vi, which itself has been around since 1976. Its default interface—the one I use daily—is a “text user interface” that’s launched in a terminal emulator (i.e., the “command line”2). Vim has mouse support, but it’s superfluous because everything can be accomplished through commands typed on the keyboard.

Vim, Text Editors, Command Line, Software, User Interface

12 points by ossusermivami 99 days ago | 6 comments

Sublime Text 4 Build 4189 (sublimetext.com)
Sublime Text 4, build 4189 is out now with lots of improvements and fixes.

New Releases, Software, Text Editors

9 points by robenkleene 102 days ago | 0 comments

BBEdit for Log Analysis (scottwillsey.com)
Long-time Mac users will undoubtedly have heard of BBEdit. BBEdit is the favorite Mac text editor of many old Mac users1 for various types of writing, including programming, notes, articles, and basically any type of writing Mac nerds can do.

Text Editors, Mac, Programming

7 points by DavideNL 103 days ago | 0 comments

Ask HN: What Vim habits did you need to unlearn? (ycombinator.com)
If you don't use Vim, know that it has probably the steepest learning curve of any text editor (or at least non-IDE editors) and many users pick up habits along the way they need to unlearn.

Text Editors, Vim, Learning, Habits

4 points by WonderAlmighty 106 days ago | 8 comments

Ad: An Adaptable Text Editor (github.com/sminez)
ad (pronounced A.D.) is an attempt at combining a modal editing interface of likes of vi and kakoune with the approach to extensibility of Plan9's Acme. Inside of ad text is something you can execute as well as edit.

Text Editors, Programming, Software, Open Source, Command Line

142 points by xelxebar 106 days ago | 61 comments

What Is Vim? (jonas.foo)
The answer seems fairly obvious - an editor. To some an obscure way to interact with your computer, to others the only way.

Text Editors, Programming, Vim

136 points by sauercrowd 109 days ago | 176 comments

Why Emacs Is the Best: 10 Key Advantages (midirus.com)
In this post I explain why I believe Emacs is the greatest text editor.

Text Editors, Programming, Emacs

10 points by ossusermivami 109 days ago | 1 comments

Aqua Voice (YC W24) for Desktop (ycombinator.com)
Hey, this is Finn from Aqua Voice. Today we're releasing Aqua Voice for Desktop (https://withaqua.com). Aqua is a voice-driven text editor that lets you dictate using natural language commands.

Software, Text Editors, Artificial Intelligence, Voice Recognition

12 points by the_king 112 days ago | 9 comments

Switching to the meow modal editing system from evil Emacs (esrh.me)
The first modal editing system I used was vim. After the initial learning curve that comes with getting used to not being able to type in every mode, it introduced me to a few key ideas that I feel lead to decidedly more efficient editing

Text Editors, Programming, Efficiency, Vim

17 points by fanf2 131 days ago | 5 comments

Kibi – A text editor in less than 1024 lines of code, written in Rust (terminaltrove.com)
A text editor in less than 1024 lines of code, written in Rust.

Rust, Text Editors, Programming Languages, Open Source

20 points by jkstill 141 days ago | 8 comments

Ask HN: Alternative to Emacs with undo-tree functionality? (ycombinator.com)
I have been using Emacs for about 10 years and am getting tired of its idiosyncrasies and performance hiccups. I tried a bunch of alternative editors with scripting support (most recent being TextAdept) but none of them seem to have a native Undo-Tree [1] features or an API powerful enough to build it. So, I am asking here: are there any non-Electron based editors with a reasonably decent scripting layer or a plugin system, and Undo Tree functionality.

Text Editors, Programming, Productivity, Software, Open Source

16 points by HexDecOctBin 159 days ago | 23 comments

The Anvil Text Editor (anvil-editor.net)
Anvil is a graphical, multi-pane tiling editor that makes bold use of the mouse and integrates closely with the shell. It supports syntax highlighting, multiple cursors and selections, remote file editing, and contains a powerful text manipulation language.

Text Editors, Software, Productivity, GUI, Command Line

127 points by bwidlar 162 days ago | 106 comments