for a really comprehensible comparison, see: https://kieranhealy.org/blog/archives/2011/07/29/text-editors-in-the-lord-of-the-rings/
BBEdit’s stand-out characteristics - from my point of view (mostly echoing previous posts): - fast (I tried opening a 900 MB file in Atom once and have no intention to ever trying it again) - stable (I’m pretty sure I did not loose a single word in the last 15 years) - versatile (impressive built-in feature set = reduced time messing around with plugins, extensions, modules, packages …) - highly customizable (e.g. you can hide unused menu items, everything can get it’s own keyboard shortcut) - straightforward (vim is cool but feels like forbidden arcane knowledge that has to be recited daily to prevent it’s powers from floating into oblivion) - text filters (super-extra-bonus: you can use those in Keyboard Maestro - so you can use BBEdit’s power everywhere on your mac) - a very fine manual (not kidding, this is a first class asset in the feature row) - an always friendly and helpful support crew To sum it up: it does not suck (TM) Roland On Thu, Nov 30, 2017 at 10:16 AM, jgill <[email protected]> wrote: > Madelyn, you don't work for Barebone's PR agency by any chance? If so, you > are doing a great job ;?) > > > > On Monday, November 27, 2017 at 4:52:32 PM UTC, Madelyn Bingham wrote: >> >> Can someone tell me what makes BBEdit different or better than other code >> editors? I understand it is mostly geared towards Apple Products, but I >> could just as easily download Notepad++ or Brackets on my Macintosh, which >> seem to be more popular. Are there any special features about BBEdit that >> make it special or set it apart? What are some tips and tricks to using >> this code editor? >> > -- > This is the BBEdit Talk public discussion group. If you have a > feature request or would like to report a problem, please email > "[email protected]" rather than posting to the group. > Follow @bbedit on Twitter: <http://www.twitter.com/bbedit> > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "BBEdit Talk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/bbedit. > -- This is the BBEdit Talk public discussion group. If you have a feature request or would like to report a problem, please email "[email protected]" rather than posting to the group. Follow @bbedit on Twitter: <http://www.twitter.com/bbedit> --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BBEdit Talk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/bbedit.
