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Regarding #6, what is different between OS X and Windows versions of Sublime?

I think you mean #5, and while I've had good (limited) experience with Sublime, but one of my other favorite tools (SourceTree) is absolutely horrendous on Windows. Just a single data point.

I had the opposite experience with SourceTree going from Windows to OSx. The lack of tabs on the OSx version is horrible.

I don't really care for the tabs actually, haha. I was surprised they made that choice when I first used it on there, after getting used to OSX.

But the UI aside, the problem I was having is that it would just entirely hang the app if you had a large number of changed files or large diffs. This was about three months ago, so it's possible the performance problems have been fixed.

Unfortunately, SourceTree is still horrible on Windows. I've written them couple of times, but no feedback. Guess Atlassian doesn't care.

Haven't found a good alternative on Windows for a Git GUI tool that comes with Git-Flow.

I think (no proof, but I seem to remember) that there are a number of plugins that are only available for Linux / OS X.

Also, I think that point was less about Sublime and more about the other development tools that are Mac only.

Surely non of the Mac only tools are non-replaceable, are they??

When I moved from a Windows/Linux setup to Mac, I was shocked at the quality of the software, including the various development tools. It felt like I'd been lied to a bit: the common thought at the time was that Macs had no software, at least compared to Windows, but after switching I found that there wasn't really anything I missed (besides some games) and that there was a lot of software that was vastly better than the equivalents on Windows.

I'm sure most of the tools have alternatives on Windows, I don't think it'll be anywhere near as good, however. Examples include software by the OmniGroup and Panic, which make some of the best desktop software I've ever used.

My experience is the same as yours, except the opposite. I kept hearing how wonderful the Mac software world was, until I had to work on one for work. Everything was a lie and a lot of software was subpar to the Windows equivalent (Github app for instance, Finder is almost unusable, Eclipse is a memory hog and IntelliJ keeps crashing because it's not fully compatible with Apple's Java version). Just my experience.

"there was a lot of software that was vastly better than the equivalents on Windows."

The reverse is true as well.

"Examples include software by the OmniGroup and Panic"

Coda is so overrated IMO.

Even the feature screenshots on their website look like a lot of oldschool Mac software. There's nothing "best desktop software" about it. I'm genuinely curious what specifically you think it's good about it.

Is it how their window buttons are vertical "just because", spitting in the face of good UX?

Is it how they recommend you connect via FTP to a remote server as soon as you open the app to publish your files directly from your computer? Do you have any idea what a horrible practice that is?!

Oh and let's just put the browser in our app, I'm sure that is a genius move, nothing wrong with that! /s

Oh yeah, and Panic's SSL certificate expired, not very professional if you ask me.

Right... well...

TLDR my point is I don't believe you when you say Mac has better software on average and your examples don't convince me. I work on a Mac too. But hey, we all have preferences.

Nothing I'm sure - just on my list of tools I use

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