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Re: Sublime Text 3.0

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Post by hit8run » Wed, Sep 13, 2017, 2:23 PM UTC

Nvorzula wrote: post #60

I took a dive away from Sublime Text over to Atom a few years ago because I was starting up some contract work, didn't want to pay for a copy, and didn't want to continue doing the hokey thing of using a friend's license for work purposes. So I got use to Atom just fine, plus the UI is nice. I mean, Atom is nice. The package management is all there and frequent updates are great, but...I don't write JS/HTML/CSS/PHP.…

Don't be so cheap. Sublime is worth every Dollar and if you use it professionally it is well spent.

Re: Sublime Text 3.0

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Post by vanadium » Wed, Sep 13, 2017, 2:24 PM UTC

mstade wrote: post #70

I honestly can't believe I'm saying this, but: can you please enable me to buy a new license for 4.0 even though it may not even be on the road map yet? Or switch to / enable a subscriber model which is paid yearly and gives access to all upgrades? I rely so much on sublime for my day to day work and I fear the $80 or whatever I paid for it whenever ago is too cheap for the amount of value I'm getting out of it, and…

This was the easiest upgrade to consider in my career; $30 is nothing compared to the value and ecosystem around Sublime Text.

I'd entertain such a model as OP to ensure the ongoing viability of the app.

Re: Sublime Text 3.0

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Post by lopatin » Wed, Sep 13, 2017, 2:24 PM UTC

Still the gold standard as far as I'm concerned. It seems to be the only editor that focuses on my happiness by providing a flawless text editing experience. It feels like using a modern iPhone compared to a 2005 Android phone (and yes, the Android phone was probably more extensible).

Re: Sublime Text 3.0

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Sep 13, 2017, 2:24 PM UTC

e_proxus wrote: post #116

theHazardMan wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There is "VIntage Mode" for ST, but unfortunately it's not entirely accurate and also doesn't support some commands. VSCode's VIM plugin is more complete.

There's also the new Sublime Six which is very promising: http://www.sublimesix.com

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Re: Sublime Text 3.0

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Post by nolepointer » Wed, Sep 13, 2017, 2:25 PM UTC

Does anyone else see the old icon when pinned to the taskbar?

Re: Sublime Text 3.0

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Post by lvoudour » Wed, Sep 13, 2017, 2:25 PM UTC

Sublime is probably the first GUI text editor that left me satisfied. Everything else over the years was either non-portable, slow or lacking features. After two months of use I just had to buy it, it's worth the price.

- It's fast and responsive, can handle large files and personally I've never seen it leaking memory or crashing

- Love the goto anything and command palette, brilliant

- Text editing is great and can be easily enhanced with existing plugins

- Theming is great

- Project handling is a bit weird, but once you get the hang of it it's fantastic

I don't do use IDE-like features (auto-complete, linting, compiling, etc.) nor integration features (version control for example) so I can't say how it fares in that aspect.

Recently I tried VSCode and Atom. They are portable and feature rich out of the box, but God are they slow and memory hungry. I can definitely see the appeal for web devs but it doesn't work for me, I value responsiveness above all else (that's the main reason I avoid dedicated IDEs)

Re: Sublime Text 3.0

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Post by ndh2 » Wed, Sep 13, 2017, 2:26 PM UTC

Mahn wrote: post #41

Tangential, but is everyone using Sublime comfortable with the sidebar on the left? Moving the sidebar to the right is the first thing I do in every editor, and the few times I tried Sublime I was surprised that for all its customizability that option doesn't exist. I was skimming through the changelog now and it seems like this is still true today.

What do you use the sidebar for?

With Ctrl+P I've never needed the sidebar. Also I like it better if the entire screen is dark. So I'm always in fullscreen with the sidebar hidden.

Re: Sublime Text 3.0

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Post by baldfat » Wed, Sep 13, 2017, 2:26 PM UTC

danso wrote: post #118

mstade wrote: post #70

I honestly can't believe I'm saying this, but: can you please enable me to buy a new license for 4.0 even though it may not even be on the road map yet? Or switch to / enable a subscriber model which is paid yearly and gives access to all upgrades? I rely so much on sublime for my day to day work and I fear the $80 or whatever I paid for it whenever ago is too cheap for the amount of value I'm getting out of it, and…

I concur with this. I'm appreciative of Atom -- and recommend it to folks who aren't professional programmers and can't imagine paying for a text editor -- and I've heard similar great things about VS Code, but ST and its ecosystem has just been so dependable for me. It was inconvenient to switch over from TextMate to ST initially, but ended up being a great move overall. I haven't yet seen anything on the horizon th…

I left VIM after 20 year to VS Code. I find that the ecosystem at VS Code to be the best I have ever seen. Great job by Microsoft and I use it on my Linux box all day.

Re: Sublime Text 3.0

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Post by rootlocus » Wed, Sep 13, 2017, 2:27 PM UTC

adtac wrote: post #115

rootlocus wrote: post #63

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Did you just write 3 paragraphs of Atom review on the sublime 3.0 release announcement?

What's wrong with that? Atom aims to compete with Sublime and there's nothing wrong with a review comparing the two.

Except for the fact that there's barely any comparison, and nothing new is mentioned. Atom is cool, slow and not every language is supported equally. Sublime costs money. Hardly warrants 4 total paragraphs where sublime is barely mentioned.

Re: Sublime Text 3.0

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Post by criddell » Wed, Sep 13, 2017, 2:27 PM UTC

gapo wrote: post #15

I think Sublime is a great editor. I enjoy a lot of the nice UI based workflows Sublime provides - but always felt that mastering VIM / emacs would provide me a far better pay out. Does any body else agree ?

I disagree. Maybe you might be marginally better off, but if you enjoy Sublime more, that matters.

If you are going for mastery level, that implies you would also learn Sublime's programming model inside and out. If you get to that level of expertise, you are probably going to be more efficient than most when it comes to editing text.

If you are going to be using one of those editors a lot anyway (because you will be ssh'ing into a Linux machine or rely on org-mode, for example), then perhaps that would shift the landscape.