Comments on: Eye on TextMate Bundles http://blog.macromates.com/2007/eye-on-textmate-bundles/ TextMate and OS X Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:53:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Oliver Taylor http://blog.macromates.com/2007/eye-on-textmate-bundles/#comment-3521 Oliver Taylor Fri, 05 Dec 2008 21:22:45 +0000 http://blog.macromates.com/2007/eye-on-textmate-bundles/#comment-3521 <p>I maintain the Screenwriting bundle by myself and for the last year or so development on the bundle has almost completely stopped. This is a direct result of two things:</p> <ol> <li><p>The bundle has stabilized.</p> <p>It took me a long time to get the bundle right but once I did there's really not much else I need it to so. Sure, I have lots of fancy plans but I'm not pursuing them because...</p></li> <li><p>TextMate 2 could be right around the corner.</p> <p>I'm not going to invest a lot of time improving things that already work when I know a new system could be announced any day.</p></li> </ol> <p>...the tragedy of pre-announcing software...</p> <p>I think a lot of the bundles have slowed down for exactly these two reasons. But it doesn't mean the community is dying. We're all just stalled waiting for Allan, who I hope takes his time and gets it Right.</p> I maintain the Screenwriting bundle by myself and for the last year or so development on the bundle has almost completely stopped. This is a direct result of two things:

  1. The bundle has stabilized.

    It took me a long time to get the bundle right but once I did there's really not much else I need it to so. Sure, I have lots of fancy plans but I'm not pursuing them because…

  2. TextMate 2 could be right around the corner.

    I'm not going to invest a lot of time improving things that already work when I know a new system could be announced any day.

…the tragedy of pre-announcing software…

I think a lot of the bundles have slowed down for exactly these two reasons. But it doesn't mean the community is dying. We're all just stalled waiting for Allan, who I hope takes his time and gets it Right.

]]> By: Jacob Rus http://blog.macromates.com/2007/eye-on-textmate-bundles/#comment-3058 Jacob Rus Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:55:35 +0000 http://blog.macromates.com/2007/eye-on-textmate-bundles/#comment-3058 <p>Gawel: the community is certainly far from dying, but you're right that it's slowed a bit in the last few months, due to a combination of Allan not shoving new features under our noses (going on vacation, &c., the creep!), most popular language bundles beginning to stabilize somewhat, and, sure, many of us holding our breath for things to come.</p> <p>If you have any great new ideas though, feel free to speak up and lead a TM bundle renaissance. If you have the time and the ability, we'd all be more than happy to share in your improvements.</p> Gawel: the community is certainly far from dying, but you're right that it's slowed a bit in the last few months, due to a combination of Allan not shoving new features under our noses (going on vacation, &c., the creep!), most popular language bundles beginning to stabilize somewhat, and, sure, many of us holding our breath for things to come.

If you have any great new ideas though, feel free to speak up and lead a TM bundle renaissance. If you have the time and the ability, we'd all be more than happy to share in your improvements.

]]> By: Jacob http://blog.macromates.com/2007/eye-on-textmate-bundles/#comment-3010 Jacob Thu, 17 Jan 2008 01:40:20 +0000 http://blog.macromates.com/2007/eye-on-textmate-bundles/#comment-3010 <p>@ Gawel, Allan</p> <p>Hey guys, I'm not wondering! :-) Textmate rocks!</p> <p>No way the community is dying--not if they use Textmate anyways.</p> <p>As far as the graph is concerned, perhaps it indicates that <em>most peeps have found/tweaked their bundles</em> to where they need them to be, and are now being <em>productive.</em> Don't be narcissistic. :-P</p> @ Gawel, Allan

Hey guys, I'm not wondering! :-) Textmate rocks!

No way the community is dying–not if they use Textmate anyways.

As far as the graph is concerned, perhaps it indicates that most peeps have found/tweaked their bundles to where they need them to be, and are now being productive. Don't be narcissistic. :-P

]]> By: Allan Odgaard http://blog.macromates.com/2007/eye-on-textmate-bundles/#comment-2981 Allan Odgaard Thu, 20 Dec 2007 20:58:54 +0000 http://blog.macromates.com/2007/eye-on-textmate-bundles/#comment-2981 <p>Gawel: Did you look at number of commits (on average more than half a dozen each day for the last two months), the traffic on the mailing list? in the IRC channel? etc.</p> <p>So I don’t think the community is dying — sure, people want to know when I will release what, similar to how we also want to know when Apple will release what.</p> Gawel: Did you look at number of commits (on average more than half a dozen each day for the last two months), the traffic on the mailing list? in the IRC channel? etc.

So I don’t think the community is dying — sure, people want to know when I will release what, similar to how we also want to know when Apple will release what.

]]> By: Gawel http://blog.macromates.com/2007/eye-on-textmate-bundles/#comment-2976 Gawel Wed, 19 Dec 2007 18:52:17 +0000 http://blog.macromates.com/2007/eye-on-textmate-bundles/#comment-2976 <p>No offense, but why am I feeling like the Textmate user community is dying ? The lines-of-code graph kinda supports my point. Allan, I think people are tired of waiting for 2.0 and feel frustrated by the lack of development news you provide. Please tell us you're still interested in developing and extending Textmate !</p> No offense, but why am I feeling like the Textmate user community is dying ? The lines-of-code graph kinda supports my point. Allan, I think people are tired of waiting for 2.0 and feel frustrated by the lack of development news you provide. Please tell us you're still interested in developing and extending Textmate !

]]> By: Sam Hill http://blog.macromates.com/2007/eye-on-textmate-bundles/#comment-2956 Sam Hill Fri, 07 Dec 2007 21:59:54 +0000 http://blog.macromates.com/2007/eye-on-textmate-bundles/#comment-2956 <p>@ Joe: I would expect a Mac OS X feel to it. I think that says it all.</p> @ Joe: I would expect a Mac OS X feel to it. I think that says it all.

]]> By: Joe http://blog.macromates.com/2007/eye-on-textmate-bundles/#comment-2955 Joe Fri, 07 Dec 2007 16:36:33 +0000 http://blog.macromates.com/2007/eye-on-textmate-bundles/#comment-2955 <p>Jakub, what ideas do you have for a new install/update system?</p> Jakub, what ideas do you have for a new install/update system?

]]> By: Jakub Nešetřil http://blog.macromates.com/2007/eye-on-textmate-bundles/#comment-2953 Jakub Nešetřil Fri, 07 Dec 2007 14:06:38 +0000 http://blog.macromates.com/2007/eye-on-textmate-bundles/#comment-2953 <p>A much better install/update system for bundles is long overdue. :( No, GetBundle bundle doesn't cut it.</p> A much better install/update system for bundles is long overdue. :( No, GetBundle bundle doesn't cut it.

]]> By: thomas aylott http://blog.macromates.com/2007/eye-on-textmate-bundles/#comment-2952 thomas aylott Fri, 07 Dec 2007 13:50:41 +0000 http://blog.macromates.com/2007/eye-on-textmate-bundles/#comment-2952 <p>Hey jeg2, check out the contributors lite on olhih. I'm coming for your #10 spot there buddy ;)</p> Hey jeg2, check out the contributors lite on olhih. I'm coming for your #10 spot there buddy ;)

]]> By: Jacob Rus http://blog.macromates.com/2007/eye-on-textmate-bundles/#comment-2951 Jacob Rus Fri, 07 Dec 2007 08:41:57 +0000 http://blog.macromates.com/2007/eye-on-textmate-bundles/#comment-2951 <p>By the way, if you decide to pay out $1M among the bundle developers, we won't refuse the cash.</p> By the way, if you decide to pay out $1M among the bundle developers, we won't refuse the cash.

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