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by __roland__ 3351 days ago
Instead of writing blog posts as a vital sign, maybe it would help to offer some regularly updated pre-defined "bundles" of ST together with package sets for a certain audience (JS/TS/Python developer, etc.). Many packages have a higher update frequency, so even when there is no new ST build it would make sense to also update such bundles on a more regular basis (I know packages are updated automatically -- but this would give a better impression regarding the activity and the size of the ST community for new users).

I imagine the introduction of something like "Sublime Text distros" in package control, which would provide ST users something akin to the different Eclipse flavors (or the various .vimrc settings available online) could be quite useful. While the package control setup is already pretty straightforward, it is still rather confusing for new users that they have to manually install such a 'basic' feature (and Atom, for example, is much more polished in that regard).
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morinted 3351 days ago
There's a command to "install package control" with the newer versions of ST3 that doesn't require manually copying and pasting a script into the console. It's a big improvement and still allows users who don't want package control to not have it.
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gbersac 3351 days ago
Why wouldn't they ? I think package control should be built in.
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gmemstr 3351 days ago
Some people just don't want to install packages and prefer to keep the editor as is. And i can't blame them, the only packages I install are my usual theme and Emmet.
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__roland__ 3351 days ago
Ah cool, I didn't know about that. Thanks!
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evook 3351 days ago
> While the package control setup is already pretty straightforward, it is still rather confusing for new users that they have to manually install such a 'basic' feature

If that confuses you, why bother trying to code at all?

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quadrupleslap 3351 days ago
Yes, it's simple, but it's on almost every installation of Sublime Text, and moreover, package management is a baseline expectation in modern editors, so having it built-in makes a lot of sense.
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jamesgeck0 3351 days ago
By that logic, it's not worth bothering to improve the usability of any dev tools.
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