Edit is now open source (devblogs.microsoft.com)
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nhatcher Oct 18, 2025 | on: IDEs we had 30 years ago and lost (2023) | context

Worth mentioning a version of ms Edit is now opensource. Not only that, it is extraordinary code to learn from:

[1]: https://github.com/microsoft/edit [2]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44031529

JdeBP Jun 21, 2025 | on: Using Microsoft's New CLI Text Editor on Ubuntu | context

Go and read https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44031529 . The developer xyrself is in the comments talking about the choices that were made and the alternatives that were considered.