I’d like to add for the sake of context: it seems the “good” part is contested. I assume you’re talking about the OSI definition. The training data is disclosed, yes, but many would have preferred that e.g. all of it had to be released or publically available.

That’s a different thing, and I don’t think bigger character limits would help with a culture of not reading past headlines, not verifying and sharing sources, lacking moderation, and so on. Bigger issues.

I doubt this sort of attitude helps, too. Mastodon developers know at least some of its failings. Migrating to Bluesky is not effortless.

The amount of internet spaces with generous character limits and shit discussions makes me think that’s far from the biggest issue.

Aight, I’ve spent my allotted 20 minutes reading open source project drama and still don’t get this comment. Mind sharing some context?

I spend most of my time thinking, not writing code. I really don’t care all that much about time saving, but I do concede that not taking my fingers off the home row feels really great. Other editors, even this very text input I’m writing my comment in right now, feel clunky in comparison.

The most important part to me, however, is how customizable it is. I’m not just using (neo)vim, I’m making and using my own personal development environment. Almost every aspect, be it visual, keybinding, system integration or behavior, is changed as I go to suit my needs above all else. I think the only way to go even further with this would be switching to Emacs :^) lisp machines are no joke.

It’s not necessarily mechanically faster—though it absolutely can be: sometimes I get my editor state to where I wanted so naturally and so quickly that I actually pause for a moment after to ponder, wait, how the hell did I do that?—but darn do I like spending time in it, and it just keeps getting better. In a way, that actually makes me more productive: I’m a happier dev.

In the end, it’s all about you. If you are at your best in vscode or sublime or whatever, keep at it. My only suggestion is: if you’re willing to put in the time and effort, consider trying to make whatever you use truly yours.

I volunteered because I worried for the community. There were few comments and I couldn’t sit by when it seemed so straightforward to step up for the sake of something I care about.

Later, admins shared that they’d been taking care of it (things were never as dire as I feared), and they’ve since appointed actual moderators. Even one with actual experience, too! I trust things will be fine, now.

All this to say: I’ll be here as an option, should you want more people, but I’m happy with how things turned out. Much better than the communities that (sadly) spend months looking for volunteers.

More people than I expected volunteered, which is nice to see. Since I ended up creating an account, I’ll leave it here anyway.