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VimSpeak Demo

Ashley Feniello · demo · Watch on YouTube

Testing, debugging & developer toolsComputer vision, speech & NLP

What it is

Ashley Feniello demonstrates VimSpeak, a voice-controlled interface for Vim inspired by Tavis Rudd's voice programming talk. The demo includes working through a VimGolf challenge by speech.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN mentions it as an example of voice-driven editing, and one commenter says it clarified how Vim commands compose.

  • 1 people recommended it
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  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2016, last 2026

What HN commenters said

  1. “I found VimSpeak [1] interesting because I somehow understood how to really compose vim commands”

    Shows how vim commands compose, aiding deeper understanding.

    riedel, 2026-01 · Recommendation · in “I set all 376 Vim options and I'm still a fool”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: vim, voice programming, speech recognition, vimgolf, accessibility

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