On: Why Kakoune – The quest for a better code editor (...

[jacknews]

You can get this to some extent with visual mode in (neo)vi(m).

[galkk → jacknews]

The point is not the immediate visual feedback, but change "direction". Delete 3 words is dw3 vs 3Wd.

To some extent this is similar to common SQL criticism of order of SELECT x FROM y, where some people say that FROM y SELECT y would be more clear.

[jodrellblank → galkk]

People say this about data.method() vs function(data) and about PowerShell using Verb-Noun when they want Noun-Verb. It's pretty clearly either a personal preference, or a thing where different contexts read better one way or the other.

Why can't we make things which work either way?

[jacknews → galkk]

  ctrl-v 3w d
  shift-v 3j y
  v ib c

etc

[cerved → galkk]

don't you mean d3w?

[galkk → cerved]

You're right, typo :(