Every editor starts with a point of view and ends as a platform. That's the arc. JetBrains, VS Code, even Zed they all started opinionated and gradually got sanded down by feature requests, enterprise needs, and the pressure to grow.
The dissatisfaction you're seeing isn't about missing features. It's about editors that no longer stand for anything.
Your editor is compelling right now because it reflects one person's taste completely. The moment you start building for 'the market' you join the same race everyone else is losing.
Build it but know what you refuse to compromise on before users start asking you to.
Sublime proved that staying true to your vision is necessary but not sufficient. a product that never compromises but also never evolves is indistinguishable, to the world, from one that simply gave up.
Every editor starts with a point of view and ends as a platform. That's the arc. JetBrains, VS Code, even Zed they all started opinionated and gradually got sanded down by feature requests, enterprise needs, and the pressure to grow. The dissatisfaction you're seeing isn't about missing features. It's about editors that no longer stand for anything. Your editor is compelling right now because it reflects one person's taste completely. The moment you start building for 'the market' you join the same race everyone else is losing. Build it but know what you refuse to compromise on before users start asking you to.
Good points. What is your take on Sublime? Seems like it got left behind for no good reason.
Sublime proved that staying true to your vision is necessary but not sufficient. a product that never compromises but also never evolves is indistinguishable, to the world, from one that simply gave up.