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Re: Zas Editor

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Post by hans1729 »

smoldesu wrote: post #287
bovermyer wrote: post #279

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you want performance, then yes. Shoo! Go back to Electron!

It's still possible to ship cross-platform native software. People just pretend like it doesn't exist because it's too hard, and so I respond by pretending like their software doesn't exist.

If it's hard, people are not going to spend their attention on it unless deemed worthy. Like it or not, there is a class of IT-professionals who settled on the idea that macOS won the desktop-game, reasoning that Windows is and will remain trash, and that Linux can't deliver a comparable quality in UX. Someone who wants to focus on building a product can't dedicate the same amount of energy opting for cross-platform, and that's fair. You don't have to pretend their software doesn't exist - if you're not a mac-user, it literally doesn't exist for you, and that's okay.

Re: Zas Editor

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Post by mrtesthah »

>Native. Fast. Lightweight. Zas Editor was specifically developed for macOS. That enables it to be more performant, have a significantly lower memory usage, and have faster startup times than non-native apps.

Yes, please. Give me this right now!

Re: Zas Editor

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Post by singlow »

dorfsmay wrote: post #260
ghosty141 wrote: post #231

Earlier quoted context omitted.

the curse of vim.

Once you've learn vim keybinds and combinations, nothing comes close for productivity.

Once you've learned vim why do you care if any other editor has vim bindings? What can you do with vim-mode ZasEditor that you couldn't do in vim?

Re: Zas Editor

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Post by folkrav »

singlow wrote: post #293
dorfsmay wrote: post #260

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Once you've learn vim keybinds and combinations, nothing comes close for productivity.

Once you've learned vim why do you care if any other editor has vim bindings? What can you do with vim-mode ZasEditor that you couldn't do in vim?

vim is not an IDE. You can make it IDE-like with plugins and integrating third-party tools (e.g. for completion, refactoring, debugging), but it is still not one. You may not care, but come on, it's not that hard to understand.

Re: Zas Editor

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Post by capdeck »

singlow wrote: post #293
dorfsmay wrote: post #260

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Once you've learn vim keybinds and combinations, nothing comes close for productivity.

Once you've learned vim why do you care if any other editor has vim bindings? What can you do with vim-mode ZasEditor that you couldn't do in vim?

I think there is a difference between features of the editor and editing method. Following your logic - if there is already Notepad, why create TextPad, Atom, Word, VSCode etc...

Re: Zas Editor

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Post by kissgyorgy »

alin23 wrote: post #142
kissgyorgy wrote: post #136

Quite an asshole way of phrasing "it is a subscription" with very small letters. At least it's a dark pattern.

I have the same licensing model in Lunar ( https://lunar.fyi/ ) You buy the app as is now, and you get to keep this version of the app forever. Just like you would buy any other good. On top of that, you also get 1 year of free updates, and you get to keep using those new versions forever as well. How is this a subscription? Why should the developer work forever for you on a meager $25 payment?

You and I both know very well that software is not something you buy and you can use forever without adjusting it to new operating systems over time.

I don't have a problem with the model, I have a problem with LIES.

Re: Zas Editor

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Post by throwaddzuzxd »

smoldesu wrote: post #287
bovermyer wrote: post #279

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you want performance, then yes. Shoo! Go back to Electron!

It's still possible to ship cross-platform native software. People just pretend like it doesn't exist because it's too hard, and so I respond by pretending like their software doesn't exist.

What's the correct way to ship cross platform native software that doesn't require me to write it in C or C++?

Re: Zas Editor

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Post by alin23 »

kissgyorgy wrote: post #298
alin23 wrote: post #142

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have the same licensing model in Lunar ( https://lunar.fyi/ ) You buy the app as is now, and you get to keep this version of the app forever. Just like you would buy any other good. On top of that, you also get 1 year of free updates, and you get to keep using those new versions forever as well. How is this a subscription? Why should the developer work forever for you on a meager $25 payment?

You and I both know very well that software is not something you buy and you can use forever without adjusting it to new operating systems over time. I don't have a problem with the model, I have a problem with LIES.

I'm well aware of that. But I'm also aware that human time is expensive, and paying $25 shouldn't entitle you to someone's time indefinitely. This model is just one of the ways of ensuring that the developer has a constant flow of money so they can keep working on the tool.

Even with this model, I'm already looking for jobs, because I don't get enough money for the 14-hour days I have to put in to keep up with hardware changes.

An editor is far easier to keep using after the 1-year period has ended, especially if it has support for plugins which should update for free.

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