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Adobe will end support for Brackets on September 1, 2021

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Re: Adobe will end support for Brackets on September 1, 2021

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It did make sense. Adobe creates authoring tools and the web is a target platform. Think of Dreamweaver.

They also had HomeSite (originally by Allaire, then bought by Macromedia), which is also a text editor. However, it seems that they abandoned it right after acquisition of Macromedia.

Ah the memories.

Re: Adobe will end support for Brackets on September 1, 2021

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Not shocked at all. It’s hard to keep up with the pace of innovation in this space especially with a competitor as skilled as Microsoft in this arena. A text editor from Adobe never really made sense to me. I am also surprised that Atom is still kicking and hasn’t done something similar Was a great UI out of the box though I admit.

It did make sense. Adobe creates authoring tools and the web is a target platform. Think of Dreamweaver.

Not gonna lie, I got by on Dreamweaver as an amateur web dev in the early 2000s. Made me some money while I was in college studying to be something else other than being a programmer.

Re: Adobe will end support for Brackets on September 1, 2021

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such a strange juxtaposition -- on Github (was "open source central"), Adobe (commercial since day 0) announces BasicToolProduct is "over" .. Please note, corporate discontinuation of software products is exactly why FOSS is not optional!

Brackets is released under the MIT license

Re: Adobe will end support for Brackets on September 1, 2021

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I use to love brackets, especially with the responsive plugin. That made responsive development so easy. But then visual studio code came along and I stopped using it apart from for the responsive work. When the responsive plugin no longer worked I stopped using brackets all together.

I still love brackets. I don't use any fancy plugins or even live preview. All I care about is speed and good search. What are my options?

Sublime Text?

Re: Adobe will end support for Brackets on September 1, 2021

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I use to love brackets, especially with the responsive plugin. That made responsive development so easy. But then visual studio code came along and I stopped using it apart from for the responsive work. When the responsive plugin no longer worked I stopped using brackets all together.

I still love brackets. I don't use any fancy plugins or even live preview. All I care about is speed and good search. What are my options?

Sorry to be that guy, but vim might fit your needs well if you're ok with working in a terminal

Re: Adobe will end support for Brackets on September 1, 2021

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

It did make sense. Adobe creates authoring tools and the web is a target platform. Think of Dreamweaver.

Not gonna lie, I got by on Dreamweaver as an amateur web dev in the early 2000s. Made me some money while I was in college studying to be something else other than being a programmer.

Those GUI web layout tools were good. It made it so simple to make a webpage.

I made a site for a car workshop in Netscape Composer for like 20USD that they hosted on the ISP homesites you used to get. A friend made one for his dad's carpentry. We knew nothing about the web or programming.

The web has degenerated as a practical tool for the common man. It is programmer and SaaS lock-in nowadays.

Re: Adobe will end support for Brackets on September 1, 2021

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such a strange juxtaposition -- on Github (was "open source central"), Adobe (commercial since day 0) announces BasicToolProduct is "over" .. Please note, corporate discontinuation of software products is exactly why FOSS is not optional!

Brackets is released under the MIT license

aha - so is it a call for FOSS community participation ? Is it worth packaging in Debian or other?
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