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So it's light table without Chris Granger, for better or worse..
Light Table is a great project, but it's all in closurescript -.- This is a big obstacle to people wanting to edit/customize/write their own plugins
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I think he means that we need editors that are powerful AND easy to use. Seems like vim isn't really for someone like me (I haven't studied PhD level computer science and I don't write compilers and/or lisp interpreters in my spare time for fun).
Not to get on vim tangent but it's very easy to learn vim slowly. If you use a gui like MacVim you can still use cmd+s to save, etc. and use it like a normal editor. The only thing you are really required to know is the difference between normal and insert modes.
Put another way: working with Sublime Text and Adobe Brackets is a good experience for me... There's nothing that screams out at me "Man, this sucks, I need to go learn vim."
Can you edit files while offline? Or do you need to be always-connected? (i.e. this is an actual web service) I couldn't find mention anywhere about offline abilities.
I can't tell from this page whether it's open source -- I hope it is.
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I think he means that we need editors that are powerful AND easy to use. Seems like vim isn't really for someone like me (I haven't studied PhD level computer science and I don't write compilers and/or lisp interpreters in my spare time for fun).
You don't need to do those things to use vim. It just has a kind of steep learning curve -- one that has to do with just getting used to its keybindings (ie, nothing to do with PhD level cs or writing compilers).
My point is that I can load up Sublime Text or Brackets or this (maybe?) and work in a very efficient way.
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I think he means that we need editors that are powerful AND easy to use. Seems like vim isn't really for someone like me (I haven't studied PhD level computer science and I don't write compilers and/or lisp interpreters in my spare time for fun).
Vim is actualy pretty easy to use, the learning process is not hard at all you could just go through the vim tutorial that comes with and you will in good shape in no time.
Of course, PHP people probably said the same thing when Rails came out. The difference is that current GUI editors are already very advanced. I'm skeptical that I would get any efficiency boost from vim (at least anytime soon).
this looks fantastic! i've been wanting a reason to pick up a cheap chromebook.
The more I see new editors floating around, the more I'm sticking to VIm. I am getting old, or it's a just a survival instinct. On the other hand, the more the better, but we have already too many editors around.