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Re: Sublime Text 3.0

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Post by tombusby »

geoelectric wrote: post #565
tombusby wrote: post #550

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Speaking of, the GitGutter plugin I use just broke on this update. https://github.com/jisaacks/GitGutter Doesn't even appear in the installable list now. Hopefully he'll get some of these hickups with package manager sorted.

Weird, it was the first thing I installed after installing 3.0 as a new install. Wonder if it's an update issue in particular.

It's an update issue, I'm talking to a fair few people who had the same issue on a GitHub issue. I have resolved it now.

This update appears to have broken a lot of plugins.

Re: Sublime Text 3.0

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Post by tombusby »

wbond wrote: post #570
tombusby wrote: post #550

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Speaking of, the GitGutter plugin I use just broke on this update. https://github.com/jisaacks/GitGutter Doesn't even appear in the installable list now. Hopefully he'll get some of these hickups with package manager sorted.

If it isn't in the installable list, you may have it installed already. Package Control is open source and contributions are welcome! We finally get to rip out support for ST2 and Python 2.6 now also!

Yeah that was a part of the problem.

https://github.com/jisaacks/GitGutter/issues/444

It was still installed... but broken.

Re: Sublime Text 3.0

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Post by wbond »

tombusby wrote: post #651
geoelectric wrote: post #565

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Weird, it was the first thing I installed after installing 3.0 as a new install. Wonder if it's an update issue in particular.

It's an update issue, I'm talking to a fair few people who had the same issue on a GitHub issue. I have resolved it now. This update appears to have broken a lot of plugins.

I don't think ST3 broke anything. More likely Package Control 3.3.0, that was released three days ago, is the issue.

Re: Sublime Text 3.0

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Post by mattl »

criddell wrote: post #152
mattl wrote: post #71

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There's a real danger I think in relying on a proprietary software program for something so key as text editing. For many developers, their editor will be with them for their whole career. Proprietary software has a tendency to not stick around. I hope to see Sublime eventually released under a free software license. I'd donate to that project.

It's not that hard to switch, especially for a developer that lives in the software. It might take a few days, but if your brain is still fairly plastic, you will adapt. If you are like my parents that can't get on the internet if the browser icon disappears from their desktop, then there might be a problem.

I must be like your parents. My brain feels hard wired to Emacs.

Re: Sublime Text 3.0

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Post by mattl »

gkya wrote: post #270
lfowles wrote: post #262

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I have a feeling that emacs/vim in some form are going to stick around longer than I'll care about using computers to edit text, so it wasn't even on my radar :)

Oh if I didn't know that I wouldn't be able to sleep :)

Me too. I wouldn't be able to do a lot of things quickly or well without Emacs.

Re: Sublime Text 3.0

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Post by mattl »

Overv wrote: post #311
mattl wrote: post #71

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There's a real danger I think in relying on a proprietary software program for something so key as text editing. For many developers, their editor will be with them for their whole career. Proprietary software has a tendency to not stick around. I hope to see Sublime eventually released under a free software license. I'd donate to that project.

It's not like Sublime Text will suddenly stop working when the developers no longer release any updates.

I suspect you're correct for Windows. For GNU/Linux and for Mac OS X, I wouldn't expect them to work after 2-3 years.

Re: Sublime Text 3.0

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Post by sleepyhead »

nkkollaw wrote: post #398
longsangstan wrote: post #385

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?

Many people buy it. It's expensive, too...

It's cheap. I use it ten hours every day. It costs less than I would charge for an hour of consulting. Ok so I do live in one of the most expensive countries in the world but even in a developing country a developer don't have to work long to pay for this license for a tool they would use a lot every day.

Re: Sublime Text 3.0

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Post by def0wt »

criddell wrote: post #152
mattl wrote: post #71

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There's a real danger I think in relying on a proprietary software program for something so key as text editing. For many developers, their editor will be with them for their whole career. Proprietary software has a tendency to not stick around. I hope to see Sublime eventually released under a free software license. I'd donate to that project.

It's not that hard to switch, especially for a developer that lives in the software. It might take a few days, but if your brain is still fairly plastic, you will adapt. If you are like my parents that can't get on the internet if the browser icon disappears from their desktop, then there might be a problem.

It's not just brain plasticity. I have literally tons of Vim customization code that would need to be migrated. It's doable, but definitely not "a few days" effort.

Any disruption like this this will impact full-on on my ability to program fast. Even a 10% drop in productivity over an extended migration and learning period can translate into the thousands of $$$.

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