A programmer spent two years developing a custom text editor to replace Howl after becoming dissatisfied with its dead development, poor search performance, and lack of SSH compatibility. The developer prioritized daily-driving the editor by using it for system file editing and documenting issues, gradually building approximately 10,000 lines of code over six months while learning lessons about cursor manipulation and file browsing interfaces.
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A programmer spent two years developing a custom text editor to replace Howl after becoming dissatisfied with its dead development, poor search performance, and lack of SSH compatibility. The developer prioritized daily-driving the editor by using it for system file editing and documenting issues, gradually building approximately 10,000 lines of code over six months while learning lessons about cursor manipulation and file browsing interfaces.