[atq2119]

I think you're barking up the wrong tree here. Context is king, so please don't just make the worst possible assumptions about context.

I actually agree with you about most points, but the example was about text editors (and my possibly incorrect assumption was that this was about native text editors, not web abominations). There are plenty of those that are being developed already by solo devs, or at least noncommercially by communities. Contributing to those should be the default path unless there are very good reasons pointing in the other direction.