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Overall Satisfaction with Sublime Text
Our research department uses Sublime Text as our primary text editor for anything code-related, primarily web apps we write in Python, and any associated work (HTML, CSS, javascript, etc). Occasionally we use Sublime Text to manually parse through JSON data when the files aren't too large and it's easier to scan it by eye than running it through a script. Sublime Text allows us to very easily visualize different code components, identify errors, and keep our code base clean.
Pros
- Sublime Text does an incredible job with appropriate color coding and syntax definitions; makes code extremely readable
- Tab selection is very well done; easy to see which files have been changed and to compare across multiple files
- Auto-complete is surprisingly effective and accurate
- Support for Apple M1 processors already
Cons
- Porting your license to a new machine isn't easy
- Syntax awareness can get a bit buggy in particular context situations (i.e. django variables inside javascript)
- Can be a bit of a pain to navigate the myriad settings
- Free to try - great for interns and temporary users
- Clear color coding to understand important syntax distinctions
- Great multitask functionality - tab management, unsaved change notifications, etc
- Given the tiny cost and huge impact on productivity, the Sublime Text license was a no-brainer
- Great for helping new staff and interns learn coding basics using the color schema
- Customization for bespoke needs has been a huge benefit
- Notepad++ and Atom
We've used both Notepad++ and Atom; both are great but nothing really beats the Sublime Text UI; super intuitive and friendly and does everything you need without overwhelming you with stuff you don't. Other options are free, but for our organization, it was well worth the small license cost for the persistent use of a great product.
Do you think Sublime Text delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with Sublime Text's feature set?
Yes
Did Sublime Text live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of Sublime Text go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy Sublime Text again?
Yes
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