Vim is a free text editor that grew out of Vi, the editor from early Unix systems. It was created by the Dutch programmer Bram Moolenaar, who first made a version for the Amiga computer and released it as an imitation of Vi. It was later renamed Vi IMproved as it gained features such as multiple undo, syntax highlighting, plugins and scripting. Vim keeps the modal editing style of Vi, in which keys perform different actions depending on the mode, which gives experienced users fast, keyboard-only control. It is distributed as charityware, with users encouraged to donate to a children's charity in Uganda. After Moolenaar's death in 2023, the project continued under community maintainers.
Before and after
- 19 September 1991Otzi the Iceman is found
- October 1991Release of The Unicode Standard
- from 29 October 1991 to 3 January 1992Operation Orkan 91
- from 31 October 1991 to 4 November 1991Operation Swath-10
- 2 November 1991Release of Vim
- from 16 November 1991 to 30 November 1991The first Women's World Cup is played in China
- 24 November 1991Death of Freddie Mercury
- 8 December 1991Belovezh Accords
- 8 December 1991Founding of Commonwealth of Independent States
More in Science & technology
- 25 April 1953Watson and Crick publish the structure of DNA
- 1955Discovery of mendelevium
- 14 February 1961Discovery of lawrencium
- 1996Discovery of copernicium
- August 2003Discovery of moscovium
- 2006Discovery of nihonium
The era
This moment belongs to the Contemporary world (1945 CE to today), the world since 1945. You can also browse everything in the 20th century.