The family of Bram Moolenaar, author of the Vim text editor , announced the death of Bram Moolenaar ( 1961-August 3, 2023 ) in the Google Groups forum on August 5 at the age of 62.
It is with a heavy heart that we inform you that Bram Moolenaar passed away on August 3, 2023. Bram's condition has rapidly deteriorated over the past few weeks.
Bram has dedicated most of his life to VIM and is very proud of the VIM family.
As a family we are arranging for Bram's funeral, which will be held in the Netherlands and in Dutch. The exact date, time and location have yet to be determined. If you wish to attend his funeral please email [email protected]. Given our current family situation, this email address can also be used to get in touch with the family on other matters.
Source: Wikipedia
Vim is a powerful, versatile and free open source text editor. The original abbreviation of the project was Vi IMitation, because Bram's goal at that time was only to completely replicate the functions of Vi, so the name was also an abbreviation of Vi IMitation (simulation).
Bram released the first version in 1991; in 1992, version 1.22 of Vim was ported to UNIX and MS-DOS. Since then, with the continuous increase of functions, Vim's full name has become Vi IMproved (improved).
Vim is currently one of the most popular text editors, especially among programmers, and is tied with Emacs as the favorite editor for Unix-like system users. Bram has devoted much of his life to Vim, creating, maintaining, and continuously improving the software; he has made an indelible and significant contribution to the open source software movement.
In addition to developing Vim, Bram is an advocate for ICCF Holland, an NGO supporting AIDS patients in Uganda. He uses Vim as a platform to drive charitable giving. Every time users download Vim, they are prompted to consider donating to ICCF Holland .
R.I.P