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> Developers marry their editors. They spend years learning every aspect of them. Except, don't look under the hood, that's not for you. Editors should not be
by 1qaz2wsx3edc 13y ago
> Developers marry their editors. They spend years learning every aspect of them.
Except, don't look under the hood, that's not for you. Editors should not be closed source, and a plugin system is just a hack for appeasement.
- jsmeaton 13y agoI don't buy into that. These guys have spent their time and money building something that provides real value. Opening the source will directly compromise their ability to make that money. Nothing is stopping YOU from building an editor in your own time and making the source available.
- 1qaz2wsx3edc 13y agoWhich is actually what I've been doing. But my original point is caution in these waters, when plenty of viable options exist.