2. What is it?
● A cross between a text editor and an IDE.
● Originally designed as a feature rich
extension of VIM (so says wikipedia).
● Built by John Skinner (@sublimehq)
3. Alternatives
● Text Mate (Mac - €45)
● Coda (Mac - $99)
● Komodo Edit (Free)
● Net Beans (Free)
● Vim (Free)
● Notepad++ (Free)
4. Pros
● Beautiful / fast / slick.
● Easy to extend via packages (package
manager).
● Lightning fast switching between files.
● Git plug-in is ace!
● Multi Selection.
○ Ctrl + click for multiple cursors.
● Code mini map (View your code at 10,000ft).
● View file contents without having to open a
new tab.
5. Cons
● Cost ($59 - although unregistered version
has no time limit)
● Intellisence ported over from komodo -
Doesnt seem very intelligent (perhaps i've
not installed it properly)
● Installing too many packages will probably
slow it down (Not tested that theory)
● Still in Beta.
6. Tips and Tricks
● Ctrl + Shift + P (View all commands)
● Ctrl + R (Function Crawling)
● Ctrl + P (Search for a file)
● Provides snippets of code for whatever
language the current file is written in.
● Did i mention the Git plug-in??
7. Multi-line editing
● Ctrl + Left Click for multiple cursors
● Drag to select area then Ctrl + Shift + L
8. Git Plug-in
● Provides push / pull / add / commit etc
● Not too difficult to write new commands
● Gist - add a new command for git.
9. Further Reading
Documentation is fairly thin on the ground but
here are some resources i've found useful /
interesting.
● Net Tuts - Sublime tips and tricks
● 9 Reasons you must install Sublime
● Package Control for Sublime
