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Re: Sublime Text 3 Public Beta

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I still can't find a good reason to switch from Vim.

I'm the same. Is it ridiculous that I bought ST just because I wanted a new toy to play with, knowing that I wouldn't switch from vim?

Yes, considering it has one of the least annoying trial versions ever (I believe it pops up a message every 50? or so saves, and otherwise is exactly like the paid version)

Re: Sublime Text 3 Public Beta

#33
I'm so glad to see .deb installers alongside the tarballs, I've usually resorted to using third party repos for ST2 installation.

It's really great to see a developer treating Windows, Linux and OSX all as first class targets (not just wrt the installers).

Re: Sublime Text 3 Public Beta

#35

Awesome. I almost considered buying it. Almost.

Yep. Still debating if the $70 price is right.

If you use it as your primary editor and you're a professional hobbyist it's a no brainer.

Otherwise just deal with unobtrusive nagging until you decide it is worth it

Re: Sublime Text 3 Public Beta

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No discount for 2 users?

from http://www.sublimetext.com/blog/articles/sublime-text-3-beta "When 3.0 is released, upgrades will be available for $30, or $15 for users who have purchased recently. The cut off date for the reduced upgrade price will be based on the actual date of the 3.0 release."

Thanks, it's worth full price - but I'm finding more and more upgrades that are offering very little concession to users that have supported them from the start.

Re: Sublime Text 3 Public Beta

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Yep. Still debating if the $70 price is right.

It's a developer tool. I bill more than that per hour. Lots of people bill more than that per hour. If it saves you time or stress, it's easily worth $70.

Not an expert but wouldn't you be able to deduct it from your taxes anyway?

Re: Sublime Text 3 Public Beta

#40

Awesome. I almost considered buying it. Almost.

Yep. Still debating if the $70 price is right.

I think a lot of it depends on what you do and what you use. I have it primarily for quick C and Go projects because I find the built-in compiler feedback to be very well done.

If were purely a Python, PHP or otherwise Web developer, I haven't found a whole lot in ST2 that you can't get in Notepad++ (even without additional plugins).

The great news here is you can test drive Sublime Text to definitively decide if the price is right. For me, it was, but I would also caution against jumping on it just because a lot of people do/have. There are developers who wouldn't necessarily benefit from this over the alternative(s).

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