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Post by Dylan16807 » Fri, Dec 17, 2021, 8:31 AM UTC

Aeolun wrote: post #112

DrBazza wrote: post #109

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Standard rust marketing, it's a bit tedious tbh, and I don't think anyone who is honest is surprised any more. Everything is "lightning fast" by default just because it compiles to native. I thought we were past that. Never mind that you can write crap code in any language (not making any comment about the editor's author here).

I still prefer crap lightning fast code to crap tediously slow code though. If the only thing people do is build a native application instead of a webapp and that speeds my stuff up by 80% then that'll make me very happy.

When "lightning fast" just means native, then it could very easily be slower than a webapp that uses a more fitting algorithm.

Post by cweagans » Fri, Dec 17, 2021, 3:36 PM UTC

monopoledance wrote: post #142

Fnoord wrote: post #119

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> Oh, yeah, and it's fucking expensive... ~80 USD per user (not per computer, per user), and then you have support for that version the X upcoming years. I understand 80 USD is a lot of money for some people, but I would argue for businesses it isn't and it isn't if you compare it to other stuff. Which requires subscription, or lets you pay with your data / advertising. Even if FOSS, that's arguably worse . (I use Su…

You do you. For me, that editor is not 80 USD better than... well, there are a lot of great alternatives. It's not even like Sublime is flawless, and I am not sure I would use it, if it was FOSS (tho, then it may become flawless over time). Also, apparently it's $100 USD now. C'mon, 100 bucks for a basic text editor?!

$100 per compared to however much you make per year using that tool is nothing if that tool makes you more productive. Personally, I haven’t found a lot of great alternatives. Picking the best text editor is like picking the best mail client: you settle for the least shitty one. I am happy to pay good developers for good tools that make me more productive. Focusing on open source at all costs is a great way to ignore the actual costs of those tools.

Also, developers are spoiled af. Imagine if you worked in industrial design or something. The standard there is something like solidworks or autocad. You’d get laughed out of the room if you tried to stumble through with some open source alternative. Just the software can be $x000/year and that’s not even considering the hardware that some might need to stay productive. You want to actually prototype something? Pony up another pile of money for a CNC or a laser cutter or whatever + the operator time (if you don’t know how to do it) + the materials.

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