Hi again, I have downloaded your starting point from your github site and tried it. This editor is still 67MB and it takes about ten seconds to start. There is still a lot of stuff in your sandbox that the "new" editors don't have. For example the build in help should go (all other editors just open a webpage.)
I think that the sandbox eclipse you are thinking of should throw even more away and start with only the basics. I have played with your concept a little bit and made an alternative sandbox here [1] (pure e4). This is a basic text editor with *really* the *minimal* eclipse components. It is 25 MB and it starts in 3 seconds. comparable to Code and Brackets. (SublimeText is split second, unbelievable.) The question is: Who wants a basic text editor? Everybody wants an Eclipse that performs well, has a million features and a great UX. Take *notepad++ for example*. I stopped using it because of its crappy extensions that often crash the product. This will also be the future of Brackets and Code unless they can find a way to maintain quality in their extensions?? Maybe what should happen in this "sandbox eclipse" is an extension framework that provides much better guarantee against corruption of the UX. IntelliJ is a private club. Not everyone can get in. This leads to fewer extensions but higher quality. I mean *core Eclipse* rocks hard. It is the half-finished extensions that depresses people. Hopefully the new language server framework will live up to its promise and maybe there should be a Marketplace that only contains high quality plugins. Just some thoughts on your initiative. Cheers, Wim [1] https://github.com/E4Examples/sandbox On Wed, Jul 5, 2017 at 6:53 PM, Wim Jongman <[email protected]> wrote: > +1 Sounds great. > > Cheers, > > Wim > > On Wed, Jul 5, 2017 at 3:50 PM, Carsten Reckord <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi everyone, >> >> A few weeks back, Yatta launched a new experiment called "Sandbox for >> Eclipse" on GitHub[1]. We would like to contribute this project to the >> Eclipse Foundation and continue it there. We've discussed the project from >> early on with Lars. He suggested to make it a part of the e4 project, since >> it mostly touches on core Eclipse IDE aspects, and the incubator would give >> us the necessary flexibility for its further development. >> >> You can read more about the idea behind Sandbox for Eclipse at [2]. >> Essentially, we stripped down the Eclipse IDE to the barest minimal text >> editor, with the goal to build a lean code editor product from the ground >> up, focusing strongly on good UX and using (mostly) existing Eclipse >> technology. Our plan is to extend this Sandbox Eclipse step by step, driven >> by user feedback as well as analysis of popular light-weight editors like >> Atom, Notepad++ or vs.code. Every change is to be driven by centering on >> the best possible user experience, and the intention of the project is to >> be able to roll out UX concepts and experiments and get feedback quickly. >> >> We expect a lot of the work on this project to come in the form of >> configuration, assembly, and of course product management. Code >> contributions will most likely be mostly for other Eclipse projects to fill >> in gaps, solve UX issues or improve integration. >> >> Of course we also want to ship a useful product/package to end-users. >> Right now, the - quite limited - text editor on GitHub is just a starting >> point that's mostly of interest for potential contributors, but over time, >> this should develop into an actual useful, lean editor in the vein of Atom >> or Notepad++ (actually, that's a quite crucial part in order to elicit good >> feedback from end-users). >> >> What do you think? Would the E4 incubator make a good home for this? >> >> Best, >> Carsten >> >> - >> [1] https://github.com/YattaSolutions/eclipse-sandbox >> [2] https://medium.com/@YattaSolutions/introducing-the-eclipse- >> sandbox-15053bd01421 >> >> -- >> Yatta Solutions GmbH >> - Carsten Reckord - >> >> t +49 69 2475666-33 >> f +49 69 2475668-0 >> e [email protected] >> >> Office Frankfurt a.M. >> Mainzer Landstraße 50 >> 60325 Frankfurt a.M. >> >> Office Kassel >> Universitätsplatz 12 >> 34127 Kassel >> >> Seat, Trade Register: >> Registered seat: Kassel >> Amtsgericht Kassel, HRB 14720 >> VAT-ID DE263191529 >> >> Management: >> Johannes Jacop >> >> Contact: >> t +49 69 2475666-0 >> f +49 69 2475668-0 >> e [email protected] >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> e4-dev mailing list >> [email protected] >> To change your delivery options, retrieve your password, or unsubscribe >> from this list, visit >> https://dev.eclipse.org/mailman/listinfo/e4-dev >> > >
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