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PlatformsLinux, macOS, Android
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Pros
Pro Text selection mechanism
Kakoune works on selections, which are oriented, inclusive range of characters, selections have an anchor and a cursor character. Most commands move both of them, except when extending selection where the anchor character stays fixed and the cursor one moves around.
Pro More visual than Vim
Vim commands typically follow a verb/object pattern, meaning you tell Vim to delete and then define what should be deleted. In Kakoune, it's backwards. Kakoune follows an object/verb pattern, so you can select the object first, visually see what is selected to make sure it is exactly what you wanted to perform an action on, and then commit the action.
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I've been using Vim for 20+ years. I'm still learning Kakoune, but so far I'm impressed. Many of the features I have to rely on plugins for in Vim and built in to Kakoune. Creating plugins is easier in Kakoune than Vim. I also like the keybindings. They're enough like Vim that they'...
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Good UNIX citizenPro
Will be familiar to vim usersPro
Very expressivePro
More modern than vimPro
Text selection mechanismPro
Actively developed and supportedPro
More visual than VimPro
Easy to create plugins