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Working on a free software platform is not mutually exclusive with reaching the majority of end-users. You can develop web apps for example or use cross platfor

Working on a free software platform is not mutually exclusive with reaching the majority of end-users. You can develop web apps for example or use cross platform toolkits for native apps. That's what I do and it works great.

jamil7 6y ago
One of the major selling points of the Editor posted here is that it isn't a cross platform app or built with web tech. Those already exist and it's great that we have choices but some developers like Panic have carved out a niche selling software thats very specific and tightly integrated into the platform. For those developers using the platform they're developing for makes a lot of sense.
naravara 6y ago
When you use Nova and then go back to something web based, like Atom, it becomes clear why that’s not ideal. It jut feels snappier.
- hashkb 6y ago
  And then when you go back to something terminal based, like Vim, it becomes clear...
  - jamil7 6y ago
    To be fair if you get a few plugins for web dev running vim/nvim does slow down a quite a bit.
    - hashkb 6y ago
      I have a zillion plugins and vim is still snappy. Plus, editing requires so much less effort that it'd be better even if there was lag, which there isn't.
      - jamil7 6y ago
        Good to know, it might be an issue with my config in that case. Agree on the editing side though.