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Re: Sublime Text 3.0

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Post by mattacular » Wed, Sep 13, 2017, 4:59 PM UTC

xapata wrote: post #353

tjoff wrote: post #326

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Well, in contrast to a physical thing selling two copies is exactly as costly as selling one. I'd argue that that more than covers the cost of continued development. I can't say I recognize that wrong incentives in real life and I've yet to find a single piece of software that I'm willing to pay a subscription for. It all comes down to business ethics, are you trying to rip off your customers? Most can't afford to pi…

I happily subscribe to bunches of services. Some I don't even use, I'm just keeping the option open. Am I being ripped off? I don't think so.

You're merely ripping yourself off sounds like :)

Re: Sublime Text 3.0

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Post by xapata » Wed, Sep 13, 2017, 5:00 PM UTC

5_minutes wrote: post #288

briandear wrote: post #278

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Greedy? 1Password requires servers. You’re “consuming” that every month. Perhaps if 1Password cost $200 one time?

5/month to store 1kb of passwords

No. $5/mo to manage my team's sharing of accounts.

Re: Sublime Text 3.0

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Sep 13, 2017, 5:02 PM UTC

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Re: Sublime Text 3.0

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Post by colecut » Wed, Sep 13, 2017, 5:03 PM UTC

amelius wrote: post #347

coldtea wrote: post #244

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> I'm not flaming, I genuinely want to know. I've tried Gedit, Atom, VS Code, Notepad++ and I fail to see what Sublime offers over those to justify the price. It's better than Gedit in every way, it's way faster and more lightweight than Atom and VS Code, and it has a far better plugin ecosystem and functionality than Notepad++. I'd pay triple the price.

> it's way faster and more lightweight Now you've got me wondering why editor speed is actually a thing.

It matters for huge files

Re: Sublime Text 3.0

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Post by longsangstan » Wed, Sep 13, 2017, 5:03 PM UTC

I love Sublime. Tried Atom, but too slow on my 2012 Macbook Air.

One question: How is sublime sustainable economically? I mean alternatives like Atom is free & open source, supported by a big company. With a infinite free trial model, how can sublime survive?

Re: Sublime Text 3.0

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Post by xapata » Wed, Sep 13, 2017, 5:03 PM UTC

amelius wrote: post #347

coldtea wrote: post #244

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> I'm not flaming, I genuinely want to know. I've tried Gedit, Atom, VS Code, Notepad++ and I fail to see what Sublime offers over those to justify the price. It's better than Gedit in every way, it's way faster and more lightweight than Atom and VS Code, and it has a far better plugin ecosystem and functionality than Notepad++. I'd pay triple the price.

> it's way faster and more lightweight Now you've got me wondering why editor speed is actually a thing.

You mean why some editors are slow or why I care?

Not sure about the first.

I care about speed because I like to use "large" files. I prefer a few large files to many small files.

Re: Sublime Text 3.0

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Post by tomc1985 » Wed, Sep 13, 2017, 5:05 PM UTC

xapata wrote: post #353

tjoff wrote: post #326

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Well, in contrast to a physical thing selling two copies is exactly as costly as selling one. I'd argue that that more than covers the cost of continued development. I can't say I recognize that wrong incentives in real life and I've yet to find a single piece of software that I'm willing to pay a subscription for. It all comes down to business ethics, are you trying to rip off your customers? Most can't afford to pi…

I happily subscribe to bunches of services. Some I don't even use, I'm just keeping the option open. Am I being ripped off? I don't think so.

Not everyone feels that way. Some services are worth it of course, but there are a lot of pretenders that have entered the picture who do not sell things worthy of a subscription. There is an older model of software as eternal, you finish the program and then move on to the next bigger and better program. At least then your old userbase doesn't get as shafted.

Re: Sublime Text 3.0

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Post by simplify » Wed, Sep 13, 2017, 5:06 PM UTC

andyhmltn wrote: post #300

alansammarone wrote: post #272

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I could never find one that is as well thought and as well written as Sublime, and I've tried many, many others before.

Switched from Sublime to VSCode a few months ago and I've found it better to my needs. It's free

Not quite free – you're paying in ram. EDIT: I mean more ram than you would use in Sublime.

You already paid by buying a faster computer. Some don't want to upgrade their computer; in this case, sublime is well worth its price.

Re: Sublime Text 3.0

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Post by rodorgas » Wed, Sep 13, 2017, 5:07 PM UTC

dabockster wrote: post #318

mmargerum wrote: post #310

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I’m having a big problem paying monthly for a password manager . May have to just roll my own in swift

There's always KeePassX if they're still around.

There is no open source mobile alternative active or big enough to be properly audited/trusted.

Re: Sublime Text 3.0

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Post by xapata » Wed, Sep 13, 2017, 5:07 PM UTC

nichochar wrote: post #250

TheKarateKid wrote: post #241

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Can someone please explain to me why $80 for Sublime Text is a good price for a text editor? I'm not flaming, I genuinely want to know. I've tried Gedit, Atom, VS Code, Notepad++ and I fail to see what Sublime offers over those to justify the price.

It's highly likely that OP simply stumbled upon it, or someone recommended it, and now he learned it and is used to it and knows how productive it can be. Thing is, same is true for any other good IDE, of which there are plenty. Personally, it always blows my mind that people don't use VIM :) if they actually spent 5-20hours learning VIM correctly they would not touch these inferior pretty looking UIs

Counter-example: I used vim for years, then switched to Sublime.