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0 pointsfermienrico7y ago0 comments

No need to go too far to find an example: Sublime Text and Sublime Merge.

While this route is probably not for quick app deployment, but boy can it kick ass when properly done in C++ with custom GUI framework.

I love Sublime Text and Sublime Merge. I love their philosophy towards software design. I love how they value user experience above everything else.

There are very few pieces of software that give you so much pleasure and joy in using them on a day to day basis.

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jayflux7y ago

Yet so many still migrate to VSCode which is electron based. So maybe the difference you value isn’t valued enough to be worth it for most authors.

I get the point you’re making, but you might be in the minority here.

pofjer7y ago

Citation needed. How many exactly?

Kovah7y ago

You are comparing apples with pears. Sublime can't be compared to VS Code because the former is basically an advanced editor while the latter is an IDE (like PhpStorm or Atom).

And I highly doubt that many users switching from Sublime to VS Code. They use one or the other for a specific reason, like a blazing fast and distraction free editing experience in Sublime - something you do not have in VS Code or any other IDE, imo.

wilsonnb37y ago

The line between advanced text editor and lightweight IDE is basically non existent.

Plenty of former sublime users are on VS code now.

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horse-cuddler7y ago

This is a bit of a surprising thing for me to hear, because I found Sublime Text's user experience to be rather poor, and certainly inferior to its Electron-based competitor VS Code.

macleginn7y ago

I would never say “poor”, although I found myself moving from Sublime Text to VS Code for most of my projects. However, ST is undeniably so much faster. If I need to edit large files or do something quickly, I am happy that I can use it.

O_H_E7y ago

Have you tried searching commands with the "command Palette". It makes everything discoverable for me. I personally LOVE the UX

O_H_E7y ago

Sublime feels like a marriage between TUI & GUI. * Everything is controllable by keyboard * Mouse based menus for one-time usage * Command Palette is awesome and very useful * FAST * Scriptable

Really hope they can keep being profitable.

Fnoord7y ago

fman (fman.io) for a dual pane file manager. Utilizing Qt, proprietary, cross platform, and follows the design philosophy of Sublime Text.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse

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jayflux7y ago

Yet so many still migrate to VSCode which is electron based. So maybe the difference you value isn’t valued enough to be worth it for most authors.

I get the point you’re making, but you might be in the minority here.

pofjer7y ago

Citation needed. How many exactly?

Kovah7y ago

You are comparing apples with pears. Sublime can't be compared to VS Code because the former is basically an advanced editor while the latter is an IDE (like PhpStorm or Atom).

wilsonnb37y ago

The line between advanced text editor and lightweight IDE is basically non existent.

Plenty of former sublime users are on VS code now.

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horse-cuddler7y ago

This is a bit of a surprising thing for me to hear, because I found Sublime Text's user experience to be rather poor, and certainly inferior to its Electron-based competitor VS Code.

macleginn7y ago

O_H_E7y ago

Have you tried searching commands with the "command Palette". It makes everything discoverable for me. I personally LOVE the UX

O_H_E7y ago

Sublime feels like a marriage between TUI & GUI. * Everything is controllable by keyboard * Mouse based menus for one-time usage * Command Palette is awesome and very useful * FAST * Scriptable

Really hope they can keep being profitable.

Fnoord7y ago

fman (fman.io) for a dual pane file manager. Utilizing Qt, proprietary, cross platform, and follows the design philosophy of Sublime Text.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse