Here is why vim uses the hjkl keys as arrow keys - good coders code, great reuse
85 bookmarks. First posted by gregsabo march 2012.
august 2012
by jkkm
Origin of ~ as home, and why vim uses the hjkl keys as arrow keys #fb
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march 2012 by echeng
왜 vi 에디터의 화살표키는 hjkl 일까? 왜 유닉스의 홈폴더는 ~ 로 나타낼까? (윈도우도 그렇죠) 역사를 알면 이해하기 쉽습니다
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march 2012 by dajoa
why vim uses the hjkl keys and why ~ means home dir (via @guy)
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march 2012 by myfreeweb
why vim uses the hjkl keys and why ~ means home dir (via @guy)
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march 2012 by pthrasher
@johnno_uk I thought everyone hit j and k every time to remind themselves wtf they do.
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march 2012 by wjlroe
I was reading about vim the other day and found out why it used hjkl keys as arrow keys. When Bill Joy created the vi text editor he used the ADM-3A terminal, which had the arrows on hjkl keys. Naturally he reused the same keys and the rest is history!
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march 2012 by jotjotjes
When Bill Joy created the vi text editor he used the ADM-3A terminal, which had the arrows on hjkl keys. Naturally he reused the same keys and the rest is history!
Here is how the hjkl keys looked:
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march 2012 by euler
Here is why vim uses the hjkl keys as arrow keys ha, i like the tee
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march 2012 by jackysee
Here is why vim uses the hjkl keys as arrow keys - good coders code, great reuse
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march 2012 by borgopio
"The HJKL keys for vi directions are also the same order as Dance Dance Revolution game"
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march 2012 by mrchrisadams
RT @pkrumins: 245 hjkl vim t-shirts sold now () and over 100,000 reads of my hjkl article ()! Th ...
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march 2012 by dshaw
RT @markhneedham: Here is why vim uses the hjkl keys as arrow keys via @prismatic
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march 2012 by tooky
RT @dcsobral: Here is why vim uses the hjkl keys as arrow keys -- bonus: why ~ means home!
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march 2012 by behaghel
Here is why vim uses the hjkl keys as arrow keys - good coders code, great reuse (via @thebouv)
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march 2012 by stringsn88keys
I love computer history posts like this. Here's the terminal vi was made on. http://t.co/Mi7oyOXe
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march 2012 by indirect
"a foolish consistency" perhaps? funny how the older hardware was more usable!
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march 2012 by audionerd
Hacker News Bot: Here is why vim uses the hjkl keys as arrow keys... http://t.co/5LVchRZe
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march 2012 by shaneisley
The terminal vi was developed on. Notice arrows on hjkl, tilde on HOME key, position of ESC, and position of Ctrl.
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march 2012 by graham_king
RT @hackernewsbot: Here is why vim uses the hjkl keys as arrow keys...
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march 2012 by nielsk
RT @qrush: I love computer history posts like this. Here's the terminal vi was made on.
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march 2012 by garrett
When Bill Joy created the vi text editor he used the ADM-3A terminal, which had the arrows on hjkl keys, so naturally he reused the same keys
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march 2012 by mcq
A good example of how physical systems shape interactions beyond their own life spans.
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march 2012 by heliostatic
HA! Can we move on to d-Pad now?? => Here is why vim uses the hjkl keys as arrow keys - good coders code, great reuse
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march 2012 by nvk
RT @hackernewsbot: Here is why vim uses the hjkl keys as arrow keys...
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march 2012 by sechilds
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