On 15:55 Tue 28 Jun 2022, Bram Moolenaar wrote:
>
>
>Hello Vim users!
>
>Announcing: Vim (Vi IMproved) version 9.0
>
>
Thanks, man! Much appreciated. :)
>This is a major release. The main new feature is the addition of Vim9
>script. Besides that a lot of bugs have been fixed, documentation was
>updated, test coverage was improved, etc.
>
>Read the announcement online:
https://www.vim.org/vim90.php
>
>Once you have installed Vim 9.0 you can find details about the changes
>since Vim 9.0 with:
> :help version9
>
>
>Why Vim9 Script
>---------------
>
>A new script language, what is that needed for? Vim script has been
>growing over time, while preserving backwards compatibility. That means
>bad choices from the past often can't be changed and compatibility with
>Vi restricts possible solutions. Execution is quite slow, each line is
>parsed every time it is executed.
>
>The main goal of Vim9 script is to drastically improve performance. This
>is accomplished by compiling commands into instructions that can be
>efficiently executed. An increase in execution speed of 10 to 100 times
>can be expected.
>
>A secondary goal is to avoid Vim-specific constructs and get closer to
>commonly used programming languages, such as JavaScript, TypeScript and
>Java.
>
>The performance improvements can only be achieved by not being 100%
>backwards compatible. For example, making function arguments available
>by creating an "a:" dictionary involves quite a lot of overhead. In a
>Vim9 function this dictionary is not available. Other differences are
>more subtle, such as how errors are handled.
>
>For those with a large collection of legacy scripts: Not to worry! They
>will keep working as before. There are no plans to drop support for
>legacy script. No drama like with the deprecation of Python 2.
>
>
>Interesting Features
>--------------------
>
>To profit from the speedup a function must be defined with "def". The
>argument and return types must be specified. This is not only to make
>execution faster, it also helps uncovering mistakes early, when the
>function is compiled into byte code. Variables are declared with "var"
>and also have a type, either explicitly or inferred from the assigned
>value.
>
>Line continuation does not require using a backslash, the mechanism that
>is used in legacy script, which is a bit weird and was required to keep
>it backwards compatible.
>
>Function calls do not require "call", assignments are done without "let"
>and expressions are evaluated without "eval". This makes a Vim9 script
>look a lot more like most programming languages.
>
>Splitting up a large script in small pieces has been made a lot simpler.
>In one script "export" is used to make specific functions and variables
>available to other scripts. The rest is local to the script. Then
>"import" is used where the exported items are to be used. Combined with
>an autoload mechanism this makes a flexible and powerful way to
>implement large plugins.
>
>Comments now start with "#". The previous double quote syntax, which
>comes from the good old Vi, interferes with how strings are used. The
>use of "#" is known from many other languages, such as Python and shell
>scripts.
>
>Otherwise most things work the same way. Users who have written Vim
>script will find it easy to switch over. Unexpected differences usually
>lead to an error message with a hint how to do make the line work in
>Vim9 script.
>
>Details about Vim9 script and rationale for the choices can be found
>with ":help vim9" in Vim or online:
https://vimhelp.org/vim9.txt.html
>
>Otherwise, many improvements were made not related to Vim9 script. You
>can find a list with ":help new-9" in Vim or online:
>
https://vimhelp.org/version9.txt.html#new-9
>
>
>Future Work
>-----------
>
>There will surely be a Vim 9.1 release. Nobody knows when.
>
>Among the plans for Vim9 script is the addition of classes. Although a
>dictionary can be used to simulate this, it is far from ideal. Most
>programmers are familiar with classes such as Java has. Something like
>that should be added to Vim9 script. The keywords are already reserved.
>
>
>Dedication
>----------
>
>Vim version 9.0 is dedicated to Sven Guckes, who passed away in February
>2022 when the release was being prepared. Sven was a long time
>supporter of Vim. He registered the
vim.org domain and created the
>first Vim website. We will remember him!
>
>
>Gratitude
>---------
>
>If you like Vim, please consider helping poor children in the south of
>Uganda:
http://iccf-holland.org
>
>
>Where to get it
>---------------
>
>The best way to obtain the latest Vim is using Git. Summary:
> git clone
https://github.com/vim/vim.git
>More information here:
https://www.vim.org/git.php
>
>For MS-Windows most of you will want to use the signed installer at:
>
https://github.com/vim/vim-win32-installer/releases
>
>Or use the self-installing executable (uses older libraries):
>
https://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/vim/pc/gvim90.exe
>
>Information about which files to download for what system:
>
https://www.vim.org/download.php
>
>A list of mirror sites can be found here:
>
https://www.vim.org/mirrors.php
>
>
>Files available for download (if you don't use GitHub or the installer):
>
>UNIX:
>sources + runtime files, bzip2 compressed:
>
https://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/vim/unix/vim-9.0.tar.bz2
>
>VARIOUS:
>help files converted to HTML:
>
https://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/vim/doc/vim90html.zip
>
>MS-WINDOWS separate files:
>Runtime files:
>
https://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/vim/pc/vim90rt.zip
>GUI binary for Windows NT/2000/XP/7/8/10:
>
https://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/vim/pc/gvim90.zip
>GUI binary with OLE support:
>
https://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/vim/pc/gvim90ole.zip
>Console version for Windows NT/2000/XP/7/8/10:
>
https://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/vim/pc/vim90w32.zip
>Sources for PC (with CR-LF):
>
https://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/vim/pc/vim90src.zip
>
>For debugging:
>
https://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/vim/pc/gvim90.pdb
>
https://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/vim/pc/gvim90ole.pdb
>
https://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/vim/pc/vim90w32.pdb
>
>AMIGA:
>Only runtime and sources are provided, no binary:
>
https://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/vim/amiga/vim90rt.tgz
>
https://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/vim/amiga/vim90src.tgz
>
>
>Omitted in this version are:
>- The 16-bit DOS, OS/2 and Amiga versions, these are obsolete.
>- The 32-bit console version for MS-DOS/Windows 95/98
>
>
>Mailing lists et al.
>--------------------
>
>A good place to get help from others is Stackexchange:
>
https://vi.stackexchange.com/
>
>For user questions you can turn to the Vim mailing list. There are a
>lot of tips, scripts and solutions. You can ask your Vim questions, but
>only if you subscribe. See
https://www.vim.org/maillist.php#vim
>
>If you want to help Vim development, discuss new features or get the
>latest patches, subscribe to the vim-dev mailing list. See
>
https://www.vim.org/maillist.php#vim-dev
>
>Subject specific lists:
>Macintosh issues:
https://www.vim.org/maillist.php#vim-mac
>
>Before you ask a question you should search the archives, someone may
>already have given the answer.
>
>
>Reporting bugs
>--------------
>
>Create an issue at GitHub or, if you know the solution, create a pull
>request:
https://github.com/vim/vim
>
>Alternatively send your problem to <
vim-dev@vim.org>.
>
>All the time spent on answering mail and digging into problems is
>subtracted from the time that is spent on improving Vim! Always give a
>reproducible example and try to find out which settings or other things
>influence the appearance of the bug. Start Vim without your plugins:
>"vim --clean". Try different machines if possible. See ":help bugs" in
>Vim. Ideally write a test that reproduces the problem and will pass
>once it is fixed.
>
>
>Happy Vimming!
>
>
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>
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