Re:Nova Review: Panic’s Code Editor Demonstrates Why Mac-Lik...
by karmakaze on Wednesday March 17, 2021 @11:00PM
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> My code editor is the app I use more than any other. I spend hours in it nearly every day [...]
> One of my main frustrations [...] is that none of them are Mac-assed Mac apps.
> You can see a microcosm of this fact just by looking at the preferences of these apps.
> That’s not to say that these code editors are bad. They all accomplish incredible things and are vital tools in the software engineering ecosystem. They just aren’t Mac-like, and for a very long time, that has been the sad state of affairs. If you’re a software engineer with Mac design sensibilities, you’re probably going to have to compromise.
I like well designed Mac-apps, but not more so than an app that's more productive for whatever reason that I spend hours every day in. I'm glad that there's a Mac version of these portable IDEs and editors. I use a lot of languages and edit many file types, the availability of good plugins probably matters most after getting the basic keyboard/mouse stuff done well enough. I'm a software engineer >> Mac design sensibilities.
> One of my main frustrations [...] is that none of them are Mac-assed Mac apps.
> You can see a microcosm of this fact just by looking at the preferences of these apps.
> That’s not to say that these code editors are bad. They all accomplish incredible things and are vital tools in the software engineering ecosystem. They just aren’t Mac-like, and for a very long time, that has been the sad state of affairs. If you’re a software engineer with Mac design sensibilities, you’re probably going to have to compromise.
I like well designed Mac-apps, but not more so than an app that's more productive for whatever reason that I spend hours every day in. I'm glad that there's a Mac version of these portable IDEs and editors. I use a lot of languages and edit many file types, the availability of good plugins probably matters most after getting the basic keyboard/mouse stuff done well enough. I'm a software engineer >> Mac design sensibilities.