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by otistravel 430 days ago
Kate seems like yet another editor trying to be everything to everyone while mastering nothing. The author complains about VSCode's extensions clashing, but then proudly lists a dozen Kate plugins they use. That's not simplicity; it's the same complexity with different branding. And let's be honest - if your workflow requires JavaScript snippets to generate blog headers, you're not using a "simple" text editor anymore.
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> The author complains about VSCode's extensions clashing, but then proudly lists a dozen Kate plugins they use.

That makes sense; when I was reading this I inferred that VSCode's extensions were clashing, making him loath to use it, but Kate's were not.

> That's not simplicity […] you're not using a "simple" text editor anymore

Kate has literally "advanced" in its name. KWrite exists for those who need simplicity.