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Re: BBEdit 16

#11

Post by kstrauser »

headwayoldest wrote: post #8

I have used and loved Barebones stuff in the past, but strikes me as odd they're still advertising Yojimbo on their main page. It was fantastic, but has been abandoned for quite some time.

You were downvoted but right. The changelog[0] shows that the current minor version (4.6) came out in 2020, and its only had 3 bugfix releases since then, most recently in 2023. A lot has changed since 2020, so this doesn't know about the major iCloud updates, or Apple Intelligence, or UI changes (not just talking about Liquid Glass either).

None of those things imply that it's broken or unusable. Still, it means it's going to feel like a dated app and that's not fun.

[0]https://www.barebones.com/support/yojimbo/archived_notes.htm...

Re: BBEdit 16

#13

Post by kstrauser »

I use Zed more now, but BBEdit's still pretty great. I love, love, LOVE that I can extend it with shell scripts or Python tools or Rust apps or whatever else I have laying around. Sometimes I don't want to write a whole plugin, let alone in JavaScript or whatever. I just want to say "process this text with this tool" and have it work. BBEdit's second to none for that.

Re: BBEdit 16

#14

Post by sigzero »

classichasclass wrote: post #3

Proud user since the classic Mac OS days (anyone else remember the OpenDoc version?), and it's still a solid editor at a good price.

Same. Recently moved to Windows (blah) but if I move back, that's a purchase for me.

Re: BBEdit 16

#16

Post by LeoPanthera »

My search for a "just a text editor" ended with "CotEditor". It's Mac native, not Electron, and supports both RTL and vertical text. All I could ever want.

Re: BBEdit 16

#18

Post by debugnik »

kstrauser wrote: post #11
headwayoldest wrote: post #8

I have used and loved Barebones stuff in the past, but strikes me as odd they're still advertising Yojimbo on their main page. It was fantastic, but has been abandoned for quite some time.

You were downvoted but right. The changelog[0] shows that the current minor version (4.6) came out in 2020, and its only had 3 bugfix releases since then, most recently in 2023. A lot has changed since 2020, so this doesn't know about the major iCloud updates, or Apple Intelligence, or UI changes (not just talking about Liquid Glass either). None of those things imply that it's broken or unusable. Still, it means it'…

> so this doesn't know about the major iCloud updates, or Apple Intelligence, or UI changes

I'm not familiar with macOS: Why would an application need to be updated for any of these? Were the existing APIs insufficient to integrate these?

Re: BBEdit 16

#19

Post by kennywinker »

In 1998 bbedit 5.0 cost $120 usd. Adjusted for inflation that would be about $245 usd.

Today an individual license costs $60.

Wild how software pricing and sales models have changed, and good on bare bones for staying away from subscription pricing.

Re: BBEdit 16

#20

Post by Barbing »

kstrauser wrote: post #11
headwayoldest wrote: post #8

I have used and loved Barebones stuff in the past, but strikes me as odd they're still advertising Yojimbo on their main page. It was fantastic, but has been abandoned for quite some time.

You were downvoted but right. The changelog[0] shows that the current minor version (4.6) came out in 2020, and its only had 3 bugfix releases since then, most recently in 2023. A lot has changed since 2020, so this doesn't know about the major iCloud updates, or Apple Intelligence, or UI changes (not just talking about Liquid Glass either). None of those things imply that it's broken or unusable. Still, it means it'…

If they add one word, “Legacy“, under the product name, I would likely be adequately warned.

Barebones is great!

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