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I haven't used BBEdit regularly since I discovered Vim (and now Neovim) 10+ years ago, allowing my license to lapse. But I couldn't resist the 30th anniversary
by alwillis 3y ago
I haven't used BBEdit regularly since I discovered Vim (and now Neovim) 10+ years ago, allowing my license to lapse. But I couldn't resist the 30th anniversary sale to purchase the latest version for $30.
The UI hasn't changed much, which is both good and not so good.
Neovim will continue to be my daily driver but I'm glad to support a small, local (to where I live) developer who's been making great Mac software for a long time.
BBEdit is like an insurance policy just in case…
- sethd 3y ago> BBEdit is like an insurance policy just in case… I'm curious to understand how proprietary software can act as an insurance policy against open source software. I can understand how the reverse would be true.
- galleywest200 3y agoIt think OP means insurance in that they know how to use it well and can "fall back" to it if their current choice fails to meet their needs. I do not think they meant insurance as in failsafe/archival purposes/the company shutting down.
- alwillis 3y ago> It think OP means insurance in that they know how to use it well and can "fall back" to it if their current choice fails to meet their needs. This is exactly what I meant.
- deltarholamda 3y agoI think he means insurance in the sense that if he wants to use it (for whatever reason) it's there. But BBEdit, while proprietary software, doesn't make proprietary files. They're just text files. So if BareBones went insane and turned BBEdit into a front-end for TikTok, your files will still just be text files. Even BBEdit's "Project" file is just a text file.