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Re: Sublime Text 3.0

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Post by faaq »

bchang55 wrote: post #359
konart wrote: post #211

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If we are talking about opening big files - Sublime times faster than VSC and miles faster than Code, which still fails at files bigger then 10mb often.

VSC recently put in a large file feature. Which disables many of the standard text editing features to open up these files faster. I'm not sure if this addresses files bigger than 10mb though.

Yeah, it does and pretty well in latest releases.[0]

[0] - https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/issues/6474#issuecomment...

Re: Sublime Text 3.0

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Post by bobajeff »

city41 wrote: post #361
bitexploder wrote: post #284

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First: I love ST. It is an amazing software that runs just as good on Mac/Linux/Win. In a pinch I will download and use it and never complain. Python extensibility is also great, since Python is the language I do best. That said, and I hate to be this guy (not really), but... Emacs? * Performance: Acceptable on modern day * Goto Anything: Helm/Projectile, command palette = M-x * Text Editing: It is what emacs does be…

I agree that finding an open source, well established and powerful editor is an investment worth making. That basically means vim or emacs. Once over the learning curve, you're setup for long term productivity gains and stability. Since neither editor is going anywhere and they run on pretty much anything. But for many people, the initial learning curve just isn't worth it. Sublime, Atom and VS Code are all very popu…

Yeah, I'd love someone to make a text editor that is:

* simple and non-tedious to use by default,

* can run via terminal and ssh,

* supports vim themes,

* full support for Language Server Protocol,

---* (Can work with clangd)

* fast and polished

Re: Sublime Text 3.0

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Post by computerex »

danenania wrote: post #473
coldtea wrote: post #458

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> That said, and I hate to be this guy (not really), but... Emacs? The shortcuts make it a non-starter for me. Having to configure stuff even more so.

Exactly. Many people want their editor to be very flexible and configurable and micro-optimizable to suit their particular needs, and that's awesome if it's what floats your boat. On the other hand, there are many of us who want to think about our editor as little as possible. Sublime isn't perfect and it still requires tinkering from time to time, but its power vs. time investment equation is absolutely fantastic. I…

Learning curve can be a pain. Customization afterwards not necessarily, but I see where you're coming from. But once you are competent at Vim and you have it looking like you want it, it is nothing short of delightful. I feel motivated sometimes just because I get to work in Vim.

https://i.imgur.com/muNrKqX.png

Re: Sublime Text 3.0

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Post by chj »

uji wrote: post #581
chj wrote: post #256

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It's a dead simple editor, comparing to VIM or Emacs (both I used a lot). Everything behaves just as you would expect. And it's fast, it's small, and it's got a lot of packages. What more do you want?

Terminal support? To be fair, sublime text is great and I use it sometimes, but if your job requires you to work over ssh then vim definitely beats all modern editors.

Yeah, I agree. That's when I use vim/emacs.

Re: Sublime Text 3.0

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Post by mistercow »

jcolella wrote: post #74

"One of the areas I'm especially proud of in Sublime Text 3 is performance". I totally agree with this statement. Writing software in sublime has certainly made my life easier. Kudos to Jon and team.

Every so often, I like to take a moment to appreciate how quickly fully highlighted files flit past while typing in the fuzzy file search prompt.

Re: Sublime Text 3.0

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Post by jdc0589 »

badsectoracula wrote: post #524
jdc0589 wrote: post #200

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jEdit was a seriously under rated text editor, I used the CRAP out of it in college.

Was? It is still being developed, the last version was released six months ago: https://sourceforge.net/projects/jedit/files/jedit/5.4.0/

nice, I had no idea.

Re: Sublime Text 3.0

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Post by jasonrhaas »

Woo hoo! I love ST. I think the biggest thing lacking now is a solid package manager. I like how on VSCode and Atom you can kind of see the "stars" or popularity of the package before you install it.

Re: Sublime Text 3.0

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Post by JohnBooty »

girvo wrote: post #590
shortstuffsushi wrote: post #582

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Could you mention what you're likely to be printing? What sort of uses do you have where you write notes in a plain text editor and print them out? I can't think of the last time I printed anything -- actually, I should say I can't think of the last time that I printed anything that wasn't a contract or HR paperwork type of stuff, which is never in plain text. I'm curious what else is still being printed these days.…

I print code reasonably regularly! Makes going through it with a highlighter and red pen to get a sense of what it does and what should be changed quite nice, and it's good to get away from a screen every now and then. I mostly do it when I'm examining modules in a codebase I'm unfamiliar with.

That's interesting to hear. (Since this is the internet, let me be clear: that's not sarcasm)

Theoretically I really like the idea of reviewing code on paper.

But typically, if I'm trying to familiarize myself with a codebase, we're talking dozens of files. Usually I'm going through three, four, five levels of code to see how a request is served up, and then my search will fan out sideways into even more files as I attempt to see what other processes in the application might affect the data I'm concerned with.

Re: Sublime Text 3.0

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Post by RossDM »

kylebebak wrote: post #328

Sublime Text is among the best pieces of software I've used. I bought the license a couple of years ago, and would gladly pay the same amount again. I love its core functionality: speed and stability, search, command palette, file navigation, Goto. I've used a number of editors over the years, and none have felt as fundamentally sound as Sublime Text. The best feature of all is the Python plugin API. Sublime lacks so…

Just checked out Requester today - what a fantastic plugin! We use Postman a lot but I can easily see this gaining traction in our office. Great job.
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