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I've been very active on the forum, Discord, IRC and the Packages repo on GitHub. I don't think the stereotype of Sublime HQ being radio silent holds true any l

by wbond 10y ago

I've been very active on the forum, Discord, IRC and the Packages repo on GitHub. I don't think the stereotype of Sublime HQ being radio silent holds true any longer. We don't, however, make blog posts or tweets saying "we're still working on the next build." However, whenever anyone asks on the forum (twitter, etc) I'll be happy to tell you we are still working on the next build! :-)

coldtea 10y ago
>I've been very active on the forum, Discord, IRC and the Packages repo on GitHub. I don't think the stereotype of Sublime HQ being radio silent holds true any longer. Yeah, it's the blog posts/tweets stuff that might be needed. Because most devs don't bother checking the forums (much less irc). In fact, and this is 100% true, I just spoke to a guy in the next office asked him enthusiastically "did you get the new ST update?", and he looked at me quizzically: apparently he still uses ST2 (which has bought 2 years ago or so) and didn't even know there was a ST3 out at all. (which motivated me to post this thread on HN)
- nasmorn 10y ago
  What this is already the release build?
  - coldtea 10y ago
    Not sure what you're asking. If you mean if this is a major release, then no. It's a new dev build for the ST 3 series. It is however "major" in features.
- SippinLean 10y ago
  Your co-worker is technically correct, the last release of ST was version 2 in Sept 2016.
  - coldtea 10y ago
    That's the worse kind of correct. Have been using ST3 trouble-free for 2+ years, and all new development happens there anyway.
- jrochkind1 10y ago
  The ST page _still_ says "Sublime Text 3 is currently in beta. ". This leads the cautious and uninitiated user to install ST2 instead. I used ST2 for years after everyone else was using ST3, before I realized that ST3 was basically what everyone else is using -- which I mostly only realized as more and more packages were available only for ST3 and not ST2. I have no idea why the author still calls ST3 beta, but I am curious.
klum 10y ago
Thanks for the reply! I'm sure you're right about the stereotype not holding true, I haven't really been following things closely. I also understand that time spent convincing people all over the internet that you're still working on the next build may be better spent... well, working on the next build :)! What I had in mind was more along the lines of "what's happening to Sublime Text in the long term", though that may not even be relevant.
- tedmiston 10y ago
  If there is a public roadmap, that would be nice to see.
doktrin 10y ago
> We don't, however, make blog posts or tweets saying "we're still working on the next build." Why not? I think it would definitely be in ST's best interest to be more engaged with the community. It's only natural for users to worry that ST will go the way of TM, and nipping those concerns in the bud seems to make eminent business sense.
icc97 10y ago
Ignoring all the other rather skeptical replies, thanks for all the work you're doing! It's the most beautiful of all the editors I've used and works perfectly across all platforms. I don't even really see the problem with the demand for new updates. If ST3 stopped now, it's still got an awesome set of plugins and it will remain an awesome editor. I had one issue with a recent release, that was answered quickly via the Github and dealt with in a day or so. So I can verify that @wbond is true with what he says.

by wbond 10y ago

coldtea 10y ago

>I've been very active on the forum, Discord, IRC and the Packages repo on GitHub. I don't think the stereotype of Sublime HQ being radio silent holds true any longer. Yeah, it's the blog posts/tweets stuff that might be needed. Because most devs don't bother checking the forums (much less irc). In fact, and this is 100% true, I just spoke to a guy in the next office asked him enthusiastically "did you get the new ST update?", and he looked at me quizzically: apparently he still uses ST2 (which has bought 2 years ago or so) and didn't even know there was a ST3 out at all. (which motivated me to post this thread on HN)

nasmorn 10y ago
What this is already the release build?
- coldtea 10y ago
  Not sure what you're asking. If you mean if this is a major release, then no. It's a new dev build for the ST 3 series. It is however "major" in features.
SippinLean 10y ago
Your co-worker is technically correct, the last release of ST was version 2 in Sept 2016.
- coldtea 10y ago
  That's the worse kind of correct. Have been using ST3 trouble-free for 2+ years, and all new development happens there anyway.
jrochkind1 10y ago
The ST page _still_ says "Sublime Text 3 is currently in beta. ". This leads the cautious and uninitiated user to install ST2 instead. I used ST2 for years after everyone else was using ST3, before I realized that ST3 was basically what everyone else is using -- which I mostly only realized as more and more packages were available only for ST3 and not ST2. I have no idea why the author still calls ST3 beta, but I am curious.

klum 10y ago

Thanks for the reply! I'm sure you're right about the stereotype not holding true, I haven't really been following things closely. I also understand that time spent convincing people all over the internet that you're still working on the next build may be better spent... well, working on the next build :)! What I had in mind was more along the lines of "what's happening to Sublime Text in the long term", though that may not even be relevant.

tedmiston 10y ago
If there is a public roadmap, that would be nice to see.

doktrin 10y ago

> We don't, however, make blog posts or tweets saying "we're still working on the next build." Why not? I think it would definitely be in ST's best interest to be more engaged with the community. It's only natural for users to worry that ST will go the way of TM, and nipping those concerns in the bud seems to make eminent business sense.

icc97 10y ago

Ignoring all the other rather skeptical replies, thanks for all the work you're doing! It's the most beautiful of all the editors I've used and works perfectly across all platforms. I don't even really see the problem with the demand for new updates. If ST3 stopped now, it's still got an awesome set of plugins and it will remain an awesome editor. I had one issue with a recent release, that was answered quickly via the Github and dealt with in a day or so. So I can verify that @wbond is true with what he says.