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Only me? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 month ago by to c/memes@lemmy.world
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[–] 46 points 1 month ago (1 child)

No, you're 100% right. The only reason it's this way is this: https://pikuma.com/blog/origins-of-vim-text-editor

These literally were the arrow keys on the machine that vim was originally developed on.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    Why the hell didn't they go with JIKL or something instead then, so the pattern at least resembles the direction it navigates?

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  • [–] 26 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    Wasd was revolutionary at the time

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