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I looked at the 3 feature set, and concluded I don't need it. I'm very happy with ST2 and all the plugins that work with it today. I have to get s$&#t done ev

by zenocon 14y ago

I looked at the 3 feature set, and concluded I don't need it. I'm very happy with ST2 and all the plugins that work with it today. I have to get s$&#t done every day. I don't need to be upgrading alpha/beta stuff and then waste all day trying to fix broken stuff that used to work. I'm not sure why upgrading to ST3 makes any sense today, unless you a) don't have to get s#*%t done b) are a plugin developer and want to port over to the new editor

calinet6 14y ago
Sysadmins get this. You want a service to remain exactly the same for your 4 year deployment and work the whole time. You don't want updates. I feel the same for my day-to-day work. It better work, it better not change much, and I better like it. ST2 fulfills all those needs, and I expect no updates. The OP may not understand that philosophy, but he should respect it.
- nsmartt 14y ago
  It's interesting that this is the same mindset as non-technical consumers. They don't want anything to change, ever, because it breaks their workflow. I suppose there's a tendency for some to be on the bleeding edge. I suspect everyone has to find their own middle ground. There are areas where we prefer the latest and greatest, and then there are areas where we want stability. I find that I'm fond of the bleeding edge until it starts to interfere with my work-- though it could probably be argued that it interferes with my work all the time and that I fail to notice because it's routine somehow.
  - calinet6 14y ago
    Interesting parallel. I think the motivations are actually similar: for both sysadmins and non-tech end users, change is a disruptive thing rather than a desire; what they desire is a stable working product as a means to an end. It's only high-tech early adopters who see change as a benefit for its own sake.
  - bdunbar 14y ago
    > They don't want anything to change, ever, because it breaks their workflow. I'm like that. I'm willing to change, but there needs to be a compelling reason. I think of 'my computer' the same way I do my work area. If my phone is over -there- one day and the next day it's over _here_ .. it's distracting. I spend all day reaching out with the wrong hand when the phone rings.

by zenocon 14y ago

calinet6 14y ago

Sysadmins get this. You want a service to remain exactly the same for your 4 year deployment and work the whole time. You don't want updates. I feel the same for my day-to-day work. It better work, it better not change much, and I better like it. ST2 fulfills all those needs, and I expect no updates. The OP may not understand that philosophy, but he should respect it.

nsmartt 14y ago
It's interesting that this is the same mindset as non-technical consumers. They don't want anything to change, ever, because it breaks their workflow. I suppose there's a tendency for some to be on the bleeding edge. I suspect everyone has to find their own middle ground. There are areas where we prefer the latest and greatest, and then there are areas where we want stability. I find that I'm fond of the bleeding edge until it starts to interfere with my work-- though it could probably be argued that it interferes with my work all the time and that I fail to notice because it's routine somehow.
- calinet6 14y ago
  Interesting parallel. I think the motivations are actually similar: for both sysadmins and non-tech end users, change is a disruptive thing rather than a desire; what they desire is a stable working product as a means to an end. It's only high-tech early adopters who see change as a benefit for its own sake.
- bdunbar 14y ago
  > They don't want anything to change, ever, because it breaks their workflow. I'm like that. I'm willing to change, but there needs to be a compelling reason. I think of 'my computer' the same way I do my work area. If my phone is over -there- one day and the next day it's over _here_ .. it's distracting. I spend all day reaching out with the wrong hand when the phone rings.