Matthew Lang

In the last couple of weeks, I’ve been slowly getting back into using Vim as my default text editor.

Even though VS Code is really popular with developers at the moment, I’m not a big fan of using Electron-based apps. Also, VS Code’s popularity has been killing off some packages that I use on Sublime Text, which effectively kills that off as well. I did try to move back to Sublime Text, but I’m not finding it anymore productive than VS Code. Which brings me to Vim.

After many attempts at moving to Vim, I can still remember the keyboard shortcuts for many commands on Vim, so I haven’t been at a total loss in getting started again.

Essential advice from Michael Wade about the benefits of slowing down as a strategy.

The counter-intuitive strategy of slowing down will save time in the long run by preventing possible mistakes and by improving the overall quality of the resolution.

— Fast is Slow. Slow is Fast

“Lucasfilms Games.” To quote an old master, that’s a name I’ve not heard in a long time… a long time. It’s the original name of LucasArts, the legendary studio that developed games in the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises, as well as several of the great 90s adventure games. To make a long, messy story short, LucasArts was acquired by Disney in 2012, and was reduced to a skeleton the following year. For all intents and purposes, it was dead… until now.

— Disney bolsters Lucasfilm Games for a bright Star Wars future

LucasArts made some fantastic games back in the day. I remember spending many hours on my desktop PC playing the X-Wing and Tie Fighter games.

I’m sceptical about what Disney is looking to make with the new rebranded LucasArts studio, Lucasfilm Games. Only because Disney being the large company that it is, doesn’t ensure guaranteed success. They’ve had a good run with the Star Wars franchise though so it will be interesting to see what comes of this.