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Re: I still like Sublime Text

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Post by mikepurvis »

a1o wrote: post #398
mikepurvis wrote: post #365

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I do this with Notepad++ and honestly I have mixed feelings about it. It's so convenient but I feel weird about constantly pasting semi-important notes and snippets into this unnamed, unsaved, unsynced doc that just sits there always open on my desktop. Basically I just feel guilty that I'm not using a "proper" note taking application when so many of them exist.

I use notepad++ in the same way without guilt, I also have a paper notebook where I write things in the same random chaos. In the past I had at a time a LG monitor that had really large bezels and I used to glue post its to it all the time as my "temporary" notes. Most of note taking applications I tried attempt to convince all my text is important and must be stored and if possible classified and that's just not how…

I resonate a lot with this. Like most of what goes into that system really is pretty disposable, but it would be nice if a note-taking app could just quietly swallow anything I didn't look at for a few days, while still making it available as an "also, this?" entry in full text search. Or maybe for a kind of context-aware search/browsing, if it were possible to do a query like "show me everything I added or altered around the same time I was working with keywords x and y".

Re: I still like Sublime Text

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Post by iman453 »

electrondood wrote: post #429
munificent wrote: post #421

I love Sublime Text. It's one of my favorite pieces of software. I have it running 100% of the time on every machine I work on. It's where I write all of my personal notes, blog posts, and it's where I wrote both "Game Programming Patterns" and "Crafting Interpreters". At the same time, it's not the tool I use as an IDE. For programming, I use whatever IDE is dominant for the language I'm working in. Over time, that'…

100% ditto for me. It's the interface for my external brain. The file search and global search are exactly what I need, and the multi-cursor editing, etc. are fantastic. I always have my IDE up on one monitor and Sublime on the other.

Do you mostly use your file explorer to see the list of files? Or do you use any plugins to sort and view your files?

Re: I still like Sublime Text

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Post by muppetman »

munificent wrote: post #421

I love Sublime Text. It's one of my favorite pieces of software. I have it running 100% of the time on every machine I work on. It's where I write all of my personal notes, blog posts, and it's where I wrote both "Game Programming Patterns" and "Crafting Interpreters". At the same time, it's not the tool I use as an IDE. For programming, I use whatever IDE is dominant for the language I'm working in. Over time, that'…

Well said. I work in networking, and I use Sublime for editing router configurations before updating them/applying them etc. I love that it's fast and performant and isn't chock-full of IDE features. I've been a vim user for almost all my life, but a workmate showed me him editing configs using Sublime and he was so fast and quick (especially multiple pointers) - plus we use git a lot (sublime merge) so I tried it and was very impressed. I still use vim a lot, but I simply love Sublime Text (and Merge) as well.

Re: I still like Sublime Text

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Post by LoganDark »

mikepurvis wrote: post #431
a1o wrote: post #398

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I use notepad++ in the same way without guilt, I also have a paper notebook where I write things in the same random chaos. In the past I had at a time a LG monitor that had really large bezels and I used to glue post its to it all the time as my "temporary" notes. Most of note taking applications I tried attempt to convince all my text is important and must be stored and if possible classified and that's just not how…

I resonate a lot with this. Like most of what goes into that system really is pretty disposable, but it would be nice if a note-taking app could just quietly swallow anything I didn't look at for a few days, while still making it available as an "also, this?" entry in full text search. Or maybe for a kind of context-aware search/browsing, if it were possible to do a query like "show me everything I added or altered a…

I used to use a clipboard manager. It had two functionalities:

- The ability to scroll or search my clipboard history

- The ability to pin/favorite individual entries, which would then show up in the pinned/favorited tab

That thing was practically my extra brain before the database corrupted itself... (that threw me so off that I don't even remember anymore most of the time from back when I had it.)

Re: I still like Sublime Text

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Post by thecrumb »

HatchedLake721 wrote: post #303
dartos wrote: post #293

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> sane built-ins such as a terminal. It’s all preference. I think it’s insane that people use the terminal in their editors.

Why is it insane? Along with a terminal, I also use a database editor inside my code editor. That’s the point behind an IDE - integrated developer environment.

Sublime isn't an IDE - it's an editor.

Re: I still like Sublime Text

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Post by sunnybeetroot »

ben-schaaf wrote: post #81

Sublime Text developer here, thank you for all the praise! I'm looking forward to what we can accomplish this year. If you have any questions I'd be happy to answer.

Thank you for sublime! Have used it for the past 10 years. Do you mind if I ask is it your full time job?

Re: I still like Sublime Text

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Post by brailsafe »

munificent wrote: post #421

I love Sublime Text. It's one of my favorite pieces of software. I have it running 100% of the time on every machine I work on. It's where I write all of my personal notes, blog posts, and it's where I wrote both "Game Programming Patterns" and "Crafting Interpreters". At the same time, it's not the tool I use as an IDE. For programming, I use whatever IDE is dominant for the language I'm working in. Over time, that'…

> At the same time, it's not the tool I use as an IDE. For programming, I use whatever IDE is dominant for the language I'm working in. Over time, that's been Visual C++, Visual Studio, XCode, Eclipse, IntelliJ, and most recently VS Code.

This is what I do too, some IDEs are just well-suited for one language or stack over others. That said, I wish languages and IDEs and editors would share ideas more often. I actually don't hate XCode except for the performance, but I prefer the git interface of VSCode, and I prefer the ability to dangle commas and easily format JS/TS consistently (although the tools somehow used to be easier to set up) in VSCode. (absolutely hate prettier)

Re: I still like Sublime Text

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Post by james2doyle »

saagarjha wrote: post #6
james2doyle wrote: post #2

I often get asked why I still use Sublime. So I wrote this article singing it's praises.

As a Sublime user I mostly agree, except for the project stuff. I can never bring myself to set that up. What are you using multiple LSP servers per file for?

I got a perfect example: an Astro site. I currently have the Astro LSP, Tailwind LSP, and the Biome LSP, all running on the same file. I even have Typos LSP too. Having them all going at the sam time and being able to tweak their settings on a per-project basis is ideal for my workflow.

Re: I still like Sublime Text

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Post by wnevets »

I love sublime text but it has been feeling like its falling behind other editors. Whenever see someone showing off a tip or trick in VSCode I am disappointment to learn it doesn't exist in sublime text and there isn't a package for it.
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