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A text editor that uses C for everything // Cameron DaCamara (Handmade Network Expo 2026)

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Intermediate. Assumes working knowledge.

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Tools and practiceProgramming languagesCVim, Emacs and editors

Cameron DaCamara presents fred, a fast and customizable text editor featuring a plugin system based entirely on C and an infinite undo history.

Cameron DaCamara has created a super-fast, super-customizable editor named fred. It has a streamlined but powerful plugin system based entirely on C, and allows you to undo to any previous state of the document, even the ones you abandoned. Recorded at the inaugural Handmade Network Expo in Vancouver, BC. Subscribe to be notified when the other presentations go live. Download fred: fred-dev.tech/ Follow Cameron: x.com/starfreakclone Join the Handmade Network and be part of a community that cares about the craft of programming: handmade.network/ Timestamps: - Presentation - Q&A Thanks to Launch and Global Relay for the beautiful Vancouver event space: launchacademy.ca/ globalrelay.com/

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What people say. Recommended as an interesting showcase of a text editor built with a C-based plugin system and infinite undo capabilities.

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