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Re: Sublime Text 4

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Post by dawnerd » Fri, May 21, 2021, 4:19 AM UTC

ddingus wrote: post #15

twelvechairs wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Isnt it just a simple subscription model with a 3 year term?

Mostly, but allowing access during the window on an enduring basis is generally not typical of subscription models. This is more like dated entitlement than subscription. Most subscriptions have much stronger pressure to renew, including inability to install or download outside subscription period, version limits, software quits working, and, and, and...

It's the sketch model just extended out. At least with this you don't have a version blocker if someone sends you a file made in a newer version.

Re: Sublime Text 4

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Post by [deleted] » Fri, May 21, 2021, 4:19 AM UTC

alberth wrote: post #62

It's interesting to see how much more performant Sublime is on Windows & Linux than it is on macOS. https://www.sublimetext.com/blog/articles/hardware-accelerat... On a 4k display, to render: * Windows is 3-7ms * Linux is 3-17ms * macOS is 18-30ms Anyone have ideas on the cause the poor performance of macOS relative to Windows or Linux? Would also be interesting to know how this compares to VS Code, since a large rea…

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Re: Sublime Text 4

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Post by forgotmypw17 » Fri, May 21, 2021, 4:20 AM UTC

mxcrossr wrote: post #19

Wowfunhappy wrote: post #2

> Sublime Text license keys are no longer tied to a single major version, instead they are now valid for all updates within 3 years of purchase. After that, you will still have full access to every version of Sublime Text released within the 3 year window. I really love this model.

I just wish it was a little cheaper. Every time I think about buying a license I realize it’s like 30-40 USD more than I expect and I chicken out

I agree, I think it's hugely discriminatory against majority of world.

Re: Sublime Text 4

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Post by rsiqueira » Fri, May 21, 2021, 4:20 AM UTC

emteycz wrote: post #27

mxcrossr wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I just wish it was a little cheaper. Every time I think about buying a license I realize it’s like 30-40 USD more than I expect and I chicken out

It's not really much though... Software engineers make that in an hour or two, that's reasonable price for 3 years of updates of the primary tool... And it's a business expense. And as the sibling comment says, a game costs about the same.

It depende on the country. In my country (Brazil, where minimum wage is less than US$ 1/hour) a software developer earns about 1/4 or 1/5 (or less) compared to US salaries for a similar job. Spotify, Netflix and YouTube Premium here are much cheaper than in US.

Re: Sublime Text 4

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Post by novok » Fri, May 21, 2021, 4:21 AM UTC

forgotmypw17 wrote: post #73

mxcrossr wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I just wish it was a little cheaper. Every time I think about buying a license I realize it’s like 30-40 USD more than I expect and I chicken out

I agree, I think it's hugely discriminatory against majority of world.

TBH, the rest of the world will just pirate, and if they make a good income eventually that is more the international standard, they can buy with their own cash. I don't think sublime has top of the line DRM.

Re: Sublime Text 4

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Post by breck » Fri, May 21, 2021, 4:21 AM UTC

hn8788 wrote: post #68

ben-schaaf wrote: post #60

Hello HN, I'm one of the developers at Sublime HQ. We're all very excited about this release. If you have any questions you'd like to ask I'll do my best to answer them.

Congratulations on the new release though, it's been my favorite editor for years. Just a heads up, when you upgrade an existing license, the instructions say to click on Help > Enter License, but you have to remove the current license before you can enter a new one.

Yup! I just ran into that too. Also, it looks like I could have upgraded my existing license for $70 via going that route, instead of buying a new one for $80. (Np for me, I'm a huge fan, but for other existing users check out "Help" menu before buying a new license)

Re: Sublime Text 4

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Post by andrewmcwatters » Fri, May 21, 2021, 4:22 AM UTC

I was a trial user for years back in the Sublime Text 2 and 3 days, then moved over to Atom when it was the hotness that was clearly Sublime Text inspired.

Atom was just never fast enough. I still use it to this day, but I recently purchased a Sublime Text 3 license just to use Sublime Text 4 while it was in development and now I use that alongside Atom.

It really is incredible how immature Atom was. You literally could not multiline search and replace. Incredible.

Re: Sublime Text 4

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Post by ben-schaaf » Fri, May 21, 2021, 4:23 AM UTC

GekkePrutser wrote: post #56

I used it before, it's very nice. Just wish they'd do a FreeBSD version, then I'd probably still use it.

There seems to be a Sublime Text 3 under freshports: https://www.freshports.org/editors/linux-sublime3/.

Re: Sublime Text 4

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Post by skavi » Fri, May 21, 2021, 4:23 AM UTC

dawnerd wrote: post #69

SavantIdiot wrote: post #40

I feel bad using VSCode after years of supporting Sublime (by purchasing a license). However the one case where I do use sublime repeatedly? When I need to open an editor QUICKLY. It boots faster than VSCode, and frankly, it finally broke me of my constant habit of VIMming now that I have it on my mac, win and linux boxes. I am eager to try V4, but I'm so deep in VSCode now, I don't know if I can find my way out! I c…

I don't want to take any thunder away from Sublime but VSCode basically opens instantly on M1.

You almost definitely speak the truth, but that kind of attitude towards performance is why so many apps are so awful to use now. Especially if you can’t afford the newest Mac.

Re: Sublime Text 4

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Post by markus_zhang » Fri, May 21, 2021, 4:24 AM UTC

crazygringo wrote: post #25

bigyikes wrote: post #16

I was a Sublime user, then Atom, and now I’m a VS Code user. In 2021, what reasons are there to use Sublime over VS Code? Performance is the only one that comes to mind, but there are surely others... right?

I tried VSCode and Sublime each for a month earlier this year. I was surprised to find myself deciding on Sublime at the end of it. It came down to performance but also clutter. Sublime is fast . But also, VSCode just had too many panels and bells and whistles. And VSCode's defaults were just all wrong . Like trying to autocomplete every other word when I'm typing text in a .txt file -- it's not even code! I couldn't…

I think Atom also does that. I need to escape a lot during typing text files. Notepad++ also does that. But I do understand getting auto complete comfortable is difficult.