page_title: Bram Moolenaar
section_title: Vim
hierarchical_section_title: Bram Moolenaar / Vim
caption_attribution_description: Screenshot of vim splash, analogous to Vi-splash.png
context_page_description: Bram Moolenaar is a Dutch computer programmer and an active member of the open-source software community. He is the original author, maintainer, release manager, and benevolent dictator for life of Vim, a vi-derivative text editor that is very popular among programmers and power users. Since July 2006, Moolenaar has been employed by Google, working in the Zürich office. He is able to spend part of his time maintaining Vim.
context_section_description: The Vim editor started as "Vi IMitation" on the Amiga in 1988, but was later relabeled "Vi IMproved" and ported to many other platforms. As vi was a popular editor amongst programmers and system administrators, initially there was doubt whether Bram's 'improved' version could achieve the quality and fan following of the original. But since its first release for Unix systems in 1992, Vim has effectively eclipsed the original Vi, having won several awards and has been referred to as one of the most popular text editors.
caption: The opening screen of Vim
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