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$80 for something we make a living on is very reasonable.

by tuananh 9y ago

benbristow 9y ago
Not when Atom is pretty much the exact same thing but open-source and free.
- bdcravens 9y ago
  It's not "pretty much the exact same thing". ST is much faster and can handle very large files (say, CSVs in the hundreds of MBs) (as an aside, VS Code is much more performant than Atom)
  - Touche 9y ago
    Editing large CSV files is something I do infrequently enough that I'll just use vim or whatever when that need arises. No need to choose my code editor based on that niche use-case.
- arielserafini 9y ago
  the exact same thing, slowed down to a crawl.
- andruby 9y ago
  I use Atom, and it is not "pretty much the exact same thing".
- Manozco 9y ago
  Then use Atom and don't comment The parent comment is valid for every software in the world, if you make your living with a 80$ software and you don't want to pay for it, you have big issues
  - Koshkin 9y ago
    Parent has a point. (Legitimately not paying is a reasonable choice.)
- ionised 9y ago
  Open source, free and awful.
mattl 9y ago
There's a real danger I think in relying on a proprietary software program for something so key as text editing. For many developers, their editor will be with them for their whole career. Proprietary software has a tendency to not stick around. I hope to see Sublime eventually released under a free software license. I'd donate to that project.
- lfowles 9y ago
  I'm not sure I've seen a text editor that was revolutionary enough that I would consider myself crippled if it didn't stick around.
  - noir_lord 9y ago
    Editor no, IDE yes. I'd be able to function without intellij ultimate but it would be incredibly painful and I'd permanently be slower.
  - gkya 9y ago
    Emacs? I'd either implement my own version / maintain my own fork or stop using computers.
    - lfowles 9y ago
      I have a feeling that emacs/vim in some form are going to stick around longer than I'll care about using computers to edit text, so it wasn't even on my radar :)
      - gkya 9y ago
        Oh if I didn't know that I wouldn't be able to sleep :)
        mattl 9y ago
        Me too. I wouldn't be able to do a lot of things quickly or well without Emacs.

$80 for something we make a living on is very reasonable.

benbristow 9y ago

Not when Atom is pretty much the exact same thing but open-source and free.

bdcravens 9y ago
It's not "pretty much the exact same thing". ST is much faster and can handle very large files (say, CSVs in the hundreds of MBs) (as an aside, VS Code is much more performant than Atom)
- Touche 9y ago
  Editing large CSV files is something I do infrequently enough that I'll just use vim or whatever when that need arises. No need to choose my code editor based on that niche use-case.
arielserafini 9y ago
the exact same thing, slowed down to a crawl.
andruby 9y ago
I use Atom, and it is not "pretty much the exact same thing".
Manozco 9y ago
Then use Atom and don't comment The parent comment is valid for every software in the world, if you make your living with a 80$ software and you don't want to pay for it, you have big issues
- Koshkin 9y ago
  Parent has a point. (Legitimately not paying is a reasonable choice.)
ionised 9y ago
Open source, free and awful.

mattl 9y ago

There's a real danger I think in relying on a proprietary software program for something so key as text editing. For many developers, their editor will be with them for their whole career. Proprietary software has a tendency to not stick around. I hope to see Sublime eventually released under a free software license. I'd donate to that project.

lfowles 9y ago
I'm not sure I've seen a text editor that was revolutionary enough that I would consider myself crippled if it didn't stick around.
- noir_lord 9y ago
  Editor no, IDE yes. I'd be able to function without intellij ultimate but it would be incredibly painful and I'd permanently be slower.
- gkya 9y ago
  Emacs? I'd either implement my own version / maintain my own fork or stop using computers.
  - lfowles 9y ago
    I have a feeling that emacs/vim in some form are going to stick around longer than I'll care about using computers to edit text, so it wasn't even on my radar :)
    - gkya 9y ago
      Oh if I didn't know that I wouldn't be able to sleep :)
      - mattl 9y ago
        Me too. I wouldn't be able to do a lot of things quickly or well without Emacs.