Throwing my thoughts in the ring, I use BBEdit extensively for nearly everything I do. My primary activities are in the embedded programming domain, and I use it heavily in Linux kernel driver programming. I regard the Mac and BBEdit as a superior platform (for me) for Linux kernel development than Linux itself; I know that would be considered blasphemy by some of the community, but I care about effectiveness and it works for me. Also, I do a fair amount of pure bare-metal coding with it. I do Python test frameworks for my work. And some standard LAMP stack coding. And then there's documentation in Markdown and reStructuredText.
In short, BBEdit is my swiss-army-knife for getting things done. It's language and style agnostic. It's got a thin footprint. I can open 100s of files in dozens of document windows. It has a project management structure that just works but doesn't give my computer fits (I don't know if it is still an issue, but 10 years ago, trying to open the Linux kernel as a project in Eclipse ment my computer would grind for 40 minutes before I could touch a line of code). And it works the way I do - centralized on my Mac but attached and working with multiple computers and VMs. Features I use most: * Powerful searching - multiple files, projects, single file. Very flexible to tell it what to search and in what files. And it remembers your history. * Command-line starting - I can ssh into my Linux development machine, type "bbedit filename.c" and though some shell script magic it can ssh back to my Mac and open the file remotely in BBEdit. Same deal with using it as my CSCOPE_EDITOR. * Projects * Network - Editing works the same no matter if it's a local file, a file over NFS or SFTP. * Languages - A typical project for me includes C, C++, Python, Makefiles, CMake, Bash or Ash scripts, ASM, Markdown, HTML, CSS, and PHP. BBEdit lets me work seamlessly with all of it. * And it's good at the small stuff - I use it often for processing log files, or even silly things like reformatting emails with inserting quote marks '> ' using the "Prefix/Suffix Lines..." feature in the Text menu. It's easier than using awk/sed. Use it or don't use it, doesn't matter to me. I will use it because it's the best tool for the job. On Mon, Nov 27, 2017 at 10:34 AM, François Schiettecatte <fschietteca...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi > > I code for a living and have been using BBEdit pretty much since it was ‘a > thing’, it runs on Macs only but all the work I do is on Linux. Everyone once > in a while I take a look around to see what else there is, mostly as an > insurance policy (the 90’s were a dark time for Macintosh), but for what I do > there is nothing that comes even close, and I use probably 60%-70% of the > features it offers. If I was going to put my finger on one feature it would > be Projects, they allow me to manage multiple code bases very easily > (combined line count is closing in on 7 digits). > > Ultimately it comes down to what you are looking for. If you want to edit a > few files there are a myriad of choices out there. If you make your living > coding then BBEdit is great and time put into learning it is well rewarded in > the long run. > > François > >> On Nov 27, 2017, at 8:51 AM, Madelyn Bingham <madelyn.bing...@gmail.com> >> 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 >> "supp...@barebones.com" 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 bbedit+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to bbedit@googlegroups.com. >> 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 > "supp...@barebones.com" 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 bbedit+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to bbedit@googlegroups.com. > 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 "supp...@barebones.com" 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 bbedit+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to bbedit@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/bbedit.
