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Select first, then act: a tour of HUME

After sharing a bit of my journey with HUME and Claude Code, I'll try to show you what I think are the nice touches of HUME, and if I manage to spark your curiosity, you'll find some links at the end of the article to download and try it. If you are new to modal editors, there are many introductions on the web, including this brief page on HUME's user manual. To keep this article short, I'll…

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HUME is a modal editor that emphasizes selecting text before acting on it, rather than the traditional Vim approach of specifying the action first. This paradigm can be challenging to grasp at first, but once mastered, it offers a streamlined and intuitive editing experience. HUME inherits key features from Helix and Kakoune, simplifying the learning curve for users familiar with these editors.

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