In 2021, there are a wide variety of code editors available online & most of them are free. One of the most popular one is probably VS Code which comes with a lot of amazing features you'll ever need in a code editor. Not only that it also got a built-in marketplace from where you can get any extension of your choice and make your VS Code Setup even more powerful!
Now the question arises, does anyone still uses Sublime in 2021?
Well of course some people do but even after there are so many amazing code editors available, why they prefer sticking to Sublime?
Discuss
- Do you still use Sublime?
- If yes, then why?
- Ever thought of moving to any other code editor?
Latest comments (23)
Yes, i think it's still the best code editor with minimal, small, and fast. Everything is great. I'm still using it though.
I've used Sublime Text 3, VS Code and now I use Vim and I think I won't change it
I still use Sublime Text because I’ve been programming before you were conceived. Before you were conceived, programmers took pride in packaging their software in the smallest possible executable. Nowadays, we have Electron and VSCode to laugh at. If and when you decide to learn more about your origin, look into what WinAmp is, what it does, and how it was developed.
What about WinAmp?
Aside from the obvious that it is blazingly fast, By the time VS Code or other editors open up, you are halfway doing completing your work in sublime.
Added to the fact that for a beginner who is most probably never going to use all the bloat features of VS Code, Sublime is the best.
And for powerusers, it still is the GOAT of editors.
I just started VSCode on my Windows gaming machine (while writing here and tabbed out of a game). I have PC components which vary from 11 to 8 years old.
It started in 4 seconds. Even if you open it ten times a day that would take you six years to have saved a day's worth of your life. I mean, I know things add up, but... but I'm not even subtracting how long ST takes to start up because I don't want it installed.
I use sublime for opening a directory of files, because i haven't had time to configure my vim :(
I use Sublime on Mac because it is very fast. Sublime is a lightweight editor and i can do whatever I want. In addition there are many extensions for Sublime. I can write my own plugins and I can use them and share them to community. Maybe i can use Vim but learning curve is high for Vim. Using Sublime is very easy and there is no learning curve :) it's just a text editor.
I guess the ability to write your own plugin is a big plus.
Not that I cannot do it for VSCode, but not everyone loves TypeScript. But I don't know how at all for IntelliJ.
Most editors support plugins, don't they?
I know Vim will let you write one in whatever language you want, pretty much, provided you've got local support for it. I presume other editors are similar or at least support one or two common languages.
That is, if you are good enough / editor is simple enough, to develop one.
That's not a point in favour of ST though unless what you're saying is that it has a much simpler plugin interface than other editors?
VSCode is bloated and slow. Sublime Text is easily the best editor I've used. Been with it since version 1 (now version 4)
I am intrigued to know why too. Sublime was the GOAT until VS Code showed up. Anyone still using Atom that was good too.
Atom and VSCode is builded in Electron.js, a framework of JavaScript. Basically you run a browser when you open this editors.
I use Vim, but i'm a user of Linux. Sublime Text is cross-platform and works perfectly in every OS.
But i still preferred Vim.
Agreed, Vim is the GOAT. The high learning curve is so worth it. After using vim for 2 years I can't go back to normy editors...
Atom was also slow and bloated... even slower than VSCode
Yes, I use sublime as a second option. I will use it If I had to open some folder for referring
Yes, I still use Sublime (v3). It is still quite fast and way better than notepad++ or vi/vim/nano and working totally same on mac/linux/windows.
Very good for resource handling (low cpu & memory) and fast for small tasks and able to handle basic projects also.
I using a few module (productivity, log handling, coding stuff).
I wouldn't say faster then raw vim but it is definitely faster notepad++