# Kakoune
## 2019-09-23 08:00

> Whereas vi's keystroke  language follows verb-object
> order, Kakoune  inverts that by  following object-verb
> order. In real terms, that  means you make a selection
> (object) before deciding what to do (verb) with it.
>
> The  object  might  be a  character,  word,  sentence,
> paragraph, parenthetical, regular expression, you name
> it;  the verb  might be  delete, yank  (copy), change,
> indent, or  even transformative operations  like lint,
> format, uppercase, etc.
>
> In  Kakoune, it  is with  this reversed  grammar, this
> postfix notation,  that you  interactively sweep  up a
> group or  groups of characters before  acting on them.
> That way if  your object isn’t quite  right, you can
> immediately correct it without having to undo and redo
> your verb.
>
> -- Gregory Chamberlain[1]

See also:

- Kakoune, the Text Editor I Didn't Know I Needed[2]
- Why Kakoune[3]

[1]: https://cosine.blue/2019-09-06-kakoune.html
[2]: https://medium.com/@Jernfrost/kakoune-the-text-editor-i-didnt-know-i-needed-23d5f1d6ad97
[3]: http://kakoune.org/why-kakoune/why-kakoune.html

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