My designer and I have recently switched to using Sublime Text 2 and it will be feature in my educational screencasts as well. However, Iâd like to touch on a few points. The style of the editor and the way it works are phenomenal and I wouldnât suggest changing them.
HOWEVER, I do have a recommendation that I hope will be considered. In general itâs not optimal to have a number in the name of a product. I realize that itâs more of a version number. But, in this case itâs actually used as part of the name.
I realize that most of the people here are programmers and not designers. I also realize that people are very eager to justify away criticism. (I donât mean the developer of ST2, i mean the community).
I think that itâs important for the name of the product to express the elegance of the product. In this case youâre sending mixed signals. On one hand you have a name that is comparable to Notepad++, EditPlus, etc. These are names that were obviously not created by designers or marketing teams. No big deal, theyâre targeted towards developers. Sublime Text 2 is more than that, though. Itâs useful for pretty much anyone.
I recommend a branding change for Sublime Text 2.
I would love to use the editor named, âSublime.â
It has been pointed out to me that Sublime is the name of another application. Sublime Edit, Sublime Text, etc. I just would really love to see the number removed from the name.