Ecode
Dev tools
code editor
SHOW HN2023
233points
92comments
#224of 3,109 in 2023
Top 8%of 2023 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
13 positive, 13 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 4 critical, out of 34 comments about the project. Thread score +0.25.
Idea: 4 for, 2 againstDesign: 2 for, 2 againstPerformance: 2 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Fast and smooth performance
From 2 comments
As a primary sublime user for the last decade, this is the only alternative I've tried so far with promise. Runs smooth as silk, this is an editor for speed demons like me. A lot…
geenat on HNI am happy to see one more open source GUI text editor that aims to be fast, minimalist, yet has some essential features (at least for me) like LSP support, minimap, and terminal…
rd07 on HN
Clean, slim UI
From 2 comments
As a primary sublime user for the last decade, this is the only alternative I've tried so far with promise. Runs smooth as silk, this is an editor for speed demons like me. A lot…
geenat on HNI am happy to see one more open source GUI text editor that aims to be fast, minimalist, yet has some essential features (at least for me) like LSP support, minimap, and terminal…
rd07 on HN
Has essential features like LSP and terminal
From 2 comments
I am happy to see one more open source GUI text editor that aims to be fast, minimalist, yet has some essential features (at least for me) like LSP support, minimap, and terminal…
rd07 on HNI'll keep it on my watch list! It already marks several of my editor checkboxes (LSP support, fast global search/replace, real time tree view, etc). I'll say it again, it looks…
alganet on HN
Objections
No multi-cursor support yet
From 2 comments
The demo is impressive for something running on a browser. ``` > Planned Features > > ... > Multi-cursor support > ... ``` I can't live without that though. SublimeText spoiled…
alganet on HNMore than just multi-cursor the workflows VSCode offers with them (selecting all occurrences, selecting the next occurrence) are vital for my work.
iddan on HN
No git integration yet
From 1 comment
This looks great. It's nearly impossible for me to leave Neovim at this point, but I do miss a good git-aware minimap, and I miss the VS Code git diff / integration. I'd love to…
christophilus on HN
Poor support for non-Latin scripts and no IME yet
From 1 comment
I have carefully set up my desktop environment the way I like it, specifically the way menus are displayed, colours, fonts, icons, keyboard shortcuts, notifications. Ecode does…
bmn__ on HN
Requests
Multi-cursor editing
From 2 comments
The demo is impressive for something running on a browser. ``` > Planned Features > > ... > Multi-cursor support > ... ``` I can't live without that though. SublimeText spoiled…
alganet on HNMore than just multi-cursor the workflows VSCode offers with them (selecting all occurrences, selecting the next occurrence) are vital for my work.
iddan on HN
Git integration and diff view
From 1 comment
This looks great. It's nearly impossible for me to leave Neovim at this point, but I do miss a good git-aware minimap, and I miss the VS Code git diff / integration. I'd love to…
christophilus on HN
Plugin manager and easier plugin API
From 2 comments
I am happy to see one more open source GUI text editor that aims to be fast, minimalist, yet has some essential features (at least for me) like LSP support, minimap, and terminal…
rd07 on HNThe most important point is expandability. Did it has an API or is it planned to add an API to extend the editor?
progx on HN
Questions
Is the plugin API extensible in a scripting language
From 2 comments
So the extendable functionality is enabled with C++? If it were emacs lisp I would be right there already. :)
hatmatrix on HNAuthor here: That's correct. It's partially intentional, since I want to keep some control over the plugins ecosystem. I think it's explained somewhere in the README file:…
SpartanJ on HN
Does it have an API for extensions
From 2 comments
The most important point is expandability. Did it has an API or is it planned to add an API to extend the editor?
progx on HNAuthor here: The editor can be expanded via plugins and several features are presented as plugins (LSP, linter, formatter and auto-complete). But the plugins API it's not as…
SpartanJ on HN
Alternatives named
Sublime Text
From 2 comments
The demo is impressive for something running on a browser. ``` > Planned Features > > ... > Multi-cursor support > ... ``` I can't live without that though. SublimeText spoiled…
alganet on HNI'm using Sublime and as Druid fan I'm following Lapce but this one looks good too.
timeon on HN
Neovim
From 2 comments
This looks great. It's nearly impossible for me to leave Neovim at this point, but I do miss a good git-aware minimap, and I miss the VS Code git diff / integration. I'd love to…
christophilus on HNYeah -- while not mainstream compared to VSCode -- it'll take something very big and impactful to move me away from neovim + alacritty. It works amazingly well.
gigatexal on HN
Lapce
From 1 comment
I'm using Sublime and as Druid fan I'm following Lapce but this one looks good too.
timeon on HN
Zed
From 1 comment
> Point being, performance is a weak selling point to switch text editors You’ve never worked with IntelliJ I see. If someone builds the exact same thing but any amount faster…
Aeolun on HN