Single developer shouldn't be that big of a factor in slow development and complete media silence for six months to a year on end; any half-decent developer can churn out an update every week, whether it's a new feature or just a bugfix. That's how you keep people excited about your program, and how to prevent it from seeming stale and dead.
http://www.sublimetext.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=17509
The product is alive but understandably slow with a single developer.