Atom is so slow it's a sideshow. It also has the problem of jEdit and Komodo, not a native app so they greatly reduce battery life on laptops.<p>Just because Sublime's developer isn't updating it as much as he used to doesn't mean anything. What more could you want? The community hasn't stopped with plugin development which is what really counts.<p>This just reminds me of the consumer software mindset where a new version needs to come out every year, just for the sake of it. There's nothing wrong with using 'old' software that just works.
Why the heck doesn't he stop calling 3 'beta'? Many people are being led by the naming and web page instructions to install 2, only to find that 3 'beta' is really the one everyone in the know is using, and that plugins are being developed for.
A huge portion of value with any of these text editors come from plugins and ubiquity. Over the years I have seen text editors come and go as the new "one true editor", but only Vim and Emacs have had true staying power.<p>Back when it was hot (some of you are probably too young to remember this) I used jEdit. It is still around and gets some maintenance updates from time to time (<a href="http://www.jedit.org/" rel="nofollow">http://www.jedit.org/</a>), but the plugin ecosystem has languished so you better be ready to roll your own.<p>With Vim and Emacs (Vim for me) I can trust it to go anywhere I want to be. If I'm ssh-ing into a Redhat 5 production server needing to do an emergency fix at 3 in the am Vim is there for me.<p>And when I need syntax support or any plugin under the sun, that is available as well. Vim is also blazingly fast compared to Atom (the latest fad) which is sluggish by comparison. Sublime seems to be falling into that sunsetting stage the same as jEdit<p>Just my 2 cents.
Sublime is a great editor. I purchased Sublime many years ago and improved my ability to work. Now I'm using Atom because I like the way it looks, it does everything I need it to do, and while it may be slow to open, I leave it open anyway so it's not really an issue for me (note: Of course I want everything to be as fast as possible).<p>That said, I still support Sublime and would still even buy the upgrade to the new version if it ever comes out.
I think its time to just move to using atom. To me its ahead of Sublime now.<p>Its clear that Sublime is no longer being developed as a priority like it used to.
Just going to throw one of my favorite editors out there.<p><a href="http://www.jedit.org/" rel="nofollow">http://www.jedit.org/</a><p>Very customizable, very nice font rendering, healthy plugin ecosystem and tons of themes, lots of shortcuts and features, GPL v2 license.<p>I use this at work and home. I love vim, but I haven't mastered it more than I have jEdit.<p>I am taking a shot in the dark but I'm guessing the lack of popularity is due to it being dependent on the jvm. It's a non-issue for me.
I installed textmate 2 for S and Gs. I have to say it is elegantly impressive. Many not all of the bundles many would need. My only gripe I miss it on Linux. Sublime Text ubiquitous nature is a big attraction in this regard.
Does anyone know what features are missing from the dev builds before an actual release of version 3?<p>It seems to me that Sublime lost a lot of community support due to the very long development time of version 3.
I really like sublime text, i have considered buying it several times. I go to the buy page and see the price tag - $70 US! Nope.<p>Given the very slow and infrequent development and the fact that its just a text editor (albeit a fancy one), i really can't justify the price.<p>I would consider buying if it was receiving regular updates (bug fixes, new features, etc) and had a bit of certainty with its future. But really, if it was priced around $20, i would have bought it ages ago - and if it hadn't then, I'd buy it now.