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minus-squareexpr@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoThere was definitely syntax highlighting in the 90s: https://invisible-island.net/vile/vile.faq.html#clone_colors. Emacs actually introduced it earlier, in 1989. CVS and Perforce did exist in the 90s for version control, though I certainly can’t speak to how frequently they were used. I suspect it was the type of thing used by large corps, but eschewed by smaller shops.
There was definitely syntax highlighting in the 90s: https://invisible-island.net/vile/vile.faq.html#clone_colors. Emacs actually introduced it earlier, in 1989.
CVS and Perforce did exist in the 90s for version control, though I certainly can’t speak to how frequently they were used. I suspect it was the type of thing used by large corps, but eschewed by smaller shops.