While I understand the lack of proper open source alternatives for some software like AutoCAD and After Effects, it always felt weird that the best IDEs/Text Editors are made by big corporations, because you know, these are the tools programmers use.

I tried vim/neovim, which I enjoy using, but I’ve come to prefer visual editors instead of text based. Kate looks promising, and I’m willing to contribute to it in my free time, but it just has that “amateurish” feel to it that I can’t explain.

Anyone aware of other alternatives?

  • Simon Weiss
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    31 year ago

    Actually a pretty good on-the-go alternative to GUI IDEs. Always using it to quickly edit configs and scripts.

    • Γ7Σ
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      1 year ago

      I am using it, as an “IDE” for everything.