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If you are on macOS, there is https://nova.app/

Not the OP, but for me ST can't be beat in terms of how easy it is to write a plugin. It uses Python (Zed is Rust). Plugins generally auto-reloads. If extensibility is important to…

Two counterpoints: 1. Implying that there are only "a few islands left" shoes a strong bias towards assuming that only thins humans do in the digital realm is relevant, when in fac…

https://without.boats/blog/revisiting-a-smaller-rust/ I think there is a programming language hole for a Rust-like language, but with GC and green threads. One that dispenses with …

Aider has an ide mode close to this. Check out https://nikhilism.com/post/2026/nudge-skill/ to add similar behavior to certain agents. I too, am waiting for IDEs to do this in a po…

Can people give examples of how they use pre-commit hooks that _cannot_ be replaced by a combination of the following? * CI (I understand pre-commit shifts errors left) * in editor…

Seconded. anecdotally. Heck, the best startup _founders_ I've worked with had young kids while in the most intense phases of the company!

Highly recommend the LookAway app if you are on macOS and looking for something encouraging you to take breaks and maintain good posture.

What money do you think pays for most of the development of the Linux kernel? I assure you, it is not the altruistic goodwill of people around the world.

This is only true for a subset of software like mobile apps. Web developers are not paying for anything except compute.

Would you pay for source-available products? GPL and paid license? Along with a guarantee that you get to keep access to older versions (Jetbrains and Sublime Text models)?

> The plain truth is that developers expect to get their tools free of charge. This is an accurate, but damning indictment of how some of the most highly paid workers on the planet…

https://randomascii.wordpress.com/ - former Chrome engineer about all things performance engineering and particularly focused on Windows.

> But at present, there is a big gap in the workflow: You leave your editor, open a browser, navigate to some page or tab, then navigate to the exact same place in the code you wer…