Category: Text Editor
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Vim 9.2 Released: Features Comprehensive Completion, Wayland Support, and Additional Enhancements
Vim 9.2 has officially launched, bringing a host of new features and enhancements to this popular open-source text editor. Released two years after Vim 9.1, this update introduces comprehensive support for Wayland, including clipboard functionality, and adheres to the XDG Base Directory Specification for Linux systems. Noteworthy features in Vim 9.2 include: Completion of words…
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Kiro (Agentic AI) Updates: Download Limits and New Paid Tiers Introduced
Kiro, an “agentic” AI Integrated Development Environment (IDE) developed by a team at Amazon AWS, has introduced new usage tiers and limitations as it transitions from its preview phase. Initially announced as a free tool available on Windows, macOS, and Linux during its preview, users now face a selection of paid plans that impose restrictions…
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Kiro: Amazon-Backed Agentic IDE Launches in Public Preview
Kiro, an AI-powered Integrated Development Environment (IDE) developed by a team at Amazon, is now available for public preview on Windows, macOS, and Linux. Built on the open-source foundation of VS Code, Kiro integrates AI agents into the development process, functioning as a pair programmer that can generate production-ready code and handle routine tasks. Unlike…
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Microsoft’s New CLI Text Editor: A Perfect Fit for Ubuntu Users
Microsoft has introduced a new command-line text editor called Edit, which might intrigue Linux users who often work in terminal environments. This open-source tool is a modern reinterpretation of the MS-DOS Editor and is crafted in Rust to provide an experience reminiscent of Visual Studio Code, especially in terms of interface and keybindings. Originally aimed…
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Void: The Open-Source Challenger Aiming to Replace Cursor
VS Code stands in the realm of text editors as Chromium does in the world of web browsers: a source of numerous variants. A variety of specialized versions have been developed, each adding a unique twist to the immensely popular original from Microsoft. A recent addition to this array is Void. The GitHub page for…
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New Features in Vim 9.1 Text Editor: Smooth Scroll Support, :defer Command and More
Vim, the open-source and highly configurable text editor, has been updated to version 9.1, a release that mainly fixes numerous bugs but also introduces a few new features and improvements. Vim 9.1 comes one and a half years after the major Vim 9.0 release and implements a handful of new features like smooth scroll support,…
