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    617 points EvgeniyZh | 11 comments | 03 Apr 25 21:49 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source | bottom
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    stkai ◴[03 Apr 25 22:45 UTC] No.43576376[source]▶
    The source code is such a fun read (for the comments). I found some source code for GW-BASIC, and here are two of my favorites:

      ;WE COULD NOT FIT THE NUMBER INTO THE BUFFER DESPITE OUR VALIENT
  ;EFFORTS WE MUST POP ALL THE CHARACTERS BACK OFF THE STACK AND
  ;POP OFF THE BEGINNING BUFFER PRINT LOCATION AND INPUT A "%" SIGN THERE

  ;CONSTANTS FOR THE RANDOM NUMBER GENERATOR FOLLOW
  ;DO NOT CHANGE THESE WITHOUT CONSULTING KNUTH VOL 2
  ;CHAPTER 3 FIRST
    Edit: GW-BASIC, not QBASIC (https://github.com/microsoft/GW-BASIC)
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    deathtrader666 ◴[04 Apr 25 08:17 UTC] No.43579555[source]▶
    Shouldn't it be "valiant" ?
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    1. roryirvine ◴[04 Apr 25 08:59 UTC] No.43579805[source]▶
    Sure, but in those days spellcheckers were separate apps - the most popular at the time being CorrectStar from MicroPro.

    They weren't integrated into programming-oriented editors, and it would have been unusual to run them against code.

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    2. 3836293648 ◴[04 Apr 25 12:30 UTC] No.43581285[source]▶
    I still haven't seen anyone using a spellchecker in code outside of IntelliJ
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    3. timcobb ◴[04 Apr 25 14:57 UTC] No.43583379[source]▶
    Some people use VSCode extensions
    4. dhosek ◴[04 Apr 25 17:42 UTC] No.43585594[source]▶
    Emacs has the ability to do spellcheck inline, both as a run through the buffer (old-school style) and as an as-you-type live feature. That said, I do most of my coding in JetBrains IDEs these days.
    5. eddythompson80 ◴[04 Apr 25 18:26 UTC] No.43586083[source]▶
    cSpell alone has 13 million installs

    https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=streetsi...

    6. StanAngeloff ◴[04 Apr 25 18:41 UTC] No.43586241[source]▶
    I recently found https://github.com/tekumara/typos-lsp that uses https://github.com/crate-ci/typos Plenty of GH stars so likely a solid user base. Works great in NeoVim with the built-in apellchecker.
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    7. mindcrime ◴[04 Apr 25 18:51 UTC] No.43586335[source]▶
    Eclipse has had an integrated spell-checker, which I believe is on by default for most file types, for like approximately forever. Now maybe everybody turns it off, but I gotta imagine there are some people who like it and keep it on.
    8. freedomben ◴[04 Apr 25 19:23 UTC] No.43586660[source]▶
    For Vim/Neovim users, there is one built in that is pretty good, and once you've added frequent custom words to the dictionary it is great. You can turn it on with `:set spell` or off with `:set nospell`. Add custom words by pressing `zg` on the target word:

    I have this in my vimrc file so it's on by default for certain file types:

        " Turn on spellcheck for certain filetypes and word completion.                                                                                                                                                                               
    " words can be added to the dict by pressing 'zg' with cursor on word.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
    autocmd Filetype markdown setlocal spell                                                                                                                                                                                                      
    autocmd Filetype gitcommit setlocal spell                                                                                                                                                                                                     
    set complete+=kspell                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
    " Don't highlight in red an underscore (_) in markdown                                                                                                                                                                                        
    " https://vi.stackexchange.com/q/18471/17441                                                                                                                                                                                                  
    autocmd Filetype markdown syn match markdownIgnore "\v\w_\w"
    Custom additions to the dictionary will go to a simple text file (one word per line) in `~/.vim/spell/en.utf-8.add` (depending on your settings) where it is easy to edit or backup.
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    9. griffzhowl ◴[05 Apr 25 04:20 UTC] No.43590708{3}[source]▶
    "apellchecker" is actually a great name for a spellchecker
    10. maleldil ◴[05 Apr 25 10:23 UTC] No.43592318[source]▶
    Codespell works very well, in my experience. I run it from the command line and in CI.

    https://github.com/codespell-project/codespell

    11. porridgeraisin ◴[06 Apr 25 17:14 UTC] No.43603046{3}[source]▶
    > custom additions

    You can also add it directly when using it. Move the cursor to the word and (I forget the command...) can add it as a rare word, good word or bad word.