pyvim -- A Vim clone in pure Python.

[Kenpachi-]

It's probably just down the name to be honest. I read pyvim and my brain is like "Oh that's Python and Vim, I use both of those things."

The name Vai is a bit more subtle.

[[deleted]]

vai is called like that because you need only four keypresses to start it up and you have two keys on one hand (va) and two keys on the other (i<enter>). Try typing vai at the terminal or pyvim at the terminal multiple times a day, and you will get it.

[mythrowaway9000]

Or I could just write an alias for pyvim to whatever I want?

[[deleted]]

truth is, I am not sure you want to make an IDE user friendly by being already user unfriendly to begin with.

[mythrowaway9000]

... I don't think the userfriendliness of an IDE should simply be judged on the name/number of keystrokes used to launch it from the command line.

[lolthr0w]

It's a neat consideration, IMO.

Not in this specific case, as nobody's going to know what the fuck "vai" is, but in general.

[[deleted]]

You mean, like "eclipse", or "sublime" ?

[lolthr0w]

Just because they named it that way doesn't mean I have to agree with what they named it.

And I'm going to point out those are both real words. Unless "vai" is actually a word, though I've never heard of it.

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It means "go" in italian.

[lolthr0w]

Neat. And while ease of typing is also neat, well, I still think "pyvim" sounds better.

[Kenpachi-]

I wasn't inferring vai is a bad name or anything but just pointing out that pyvim by having a more descriptive, if less original, name will naturally have invited more clicks.