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Who uses, recommends or left BBEdit, in their own words: each a verbatim quote with a link to where it was said.
9 people
First and foremost is BBEdit.
The Setup (usesthis.com) interview: the writing, editing and publishing stack behind The Magazine.
2013-09-17·usesthis.com ↗
A whole lot of my time is spent in BBEdit, which I've been very happily using for more years than I can recall. I even use it for editing files on remote servers, thanks to its built-in SFTP support
His written "Uses This" interview, describing a deliberately un-upgraded setup.
2011-03-08·usesthis.com ↗
I frequently brainstorm on paper or in BBEdit. I also use BBEdit for composing reviews and articles, as much as I can get away with, and turn to Microsoft Word only when it's professionally necessary.
Her Uses This interview, on the tools behind her interactive fiction and criticism.
2011-02-07·usesthis.com ↗
On the Mac, I write in BBEdit and write short blog posts in MarsEdit.
His written "Uses This" interview, covering his writing and podcast-production setup.
2021-01-24·usesthis.com ↗
Then from 2003-2012, it was mainly BBEdit and WebDAV (latterly Dropbox),
His Uses This interview, on a deliberately net-centric and disposable setup.
2014-04-15·usesthis.com ↗
For text editing that is not specifically related to programming the Mac and iOS, I rely heavily upon BBEdit, where I do most of my Python, HTML, JavaScript and PHP editing.
His Uses This interview, on his desk, podcasting rig and Mac software.
2013-09-05·usesthis.com ↗
For text editing, I mainly use BBEdit or TextEdit.
His Uses This interview, on the Macs, e-readers and Mac software he uses.
2012-03-09·usesthis.com ↗
I do all of my programming and writing in BBEdit, which I've been using since version 2.1 (despite a brief dalliance with emacs when I was in college).
His written "Uses This" interview, describing his Mac Pro setup, backup regime and software.
2009-07-01·usesthis.com ↗
BBEdit for writing and coding. After several years of switching back and forth between Quicksilver and LaunchBar every few weeks, I settled on LaunchBar about a year ago.
His written "Uses This" interview, answering what hardware and software he works with.
2009-01-22·usesthis.com ↗
Every entry is a verbatim quote and a link to the public post it came from. Nothing is paraphrased. If it is not on record somewhere public, it is not here.
The verdict is what they actually said: loved and liked are explicit; recommended means they told others to get it; uses means they only say they use it; read is a book on their public shelf with no verdict; mixed and disliked are kept too.
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