Bram Moolenaar (1961 – 3 August 2023) was a Dutch software engineer and activist who was the creator, maintainer, and benevolent dictator for life of Vim, a vi-derivative text editor. In addition to his work on Vim, Moolenaar was an advocate for ICCF Holland, a non-governmental organization supporting AIDS victims in Uganda, and used the popularity of Vim to encourage users to donate to the organization.
From July 2006 until September 2021, Moolenaar was employed by Google working in the Zürich office. He was able to spend part of his time maintaining Vim.
Life and career
Early life and education
In 1985, Moolenaar graduated from the Delft University of Technology with a degree in electrical engineering.
Vim
In 1988, Moolenaar purchased an Amiga computer. Familiar with vi, which had not been ported to the Amiga at the time, he tested several clones of vi, including Stevie. Moolenaar took the source code of Stevie and improved upon it. Seeking to match vi, Moolenaar eventually added in additional...
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