
You need run this in order to install any Sublime Text plug-ins. Especially parts for settings and keyboard shortcuts come very handy. Unofficial manual There exist a third-party maintained manual for Sublime. Note: Don’t write anything about Vim or Eclipse in this paragraph.

When you need to integrate different tools and projects, Sublime scripting opportunities are more straightforward versus building thousands of lines Java code what could be need with Eclipse. Sublime is more suitable for work where you work with various open source components which do not follow such rigid order you might find in in-house corporate software. The biggest reason for the switch is that Aptana / Eclipse forces folders and files to be encapsulated inside “Eclipse space” to work well. see the end of post here) I have found the current versions of Sublime serving my needs better. Even though Sublime does not have all the GUI power of Aptana ( e.g. I used to be Aptana Studio (Eclipse) junkie. The tips are written from OSX perspective, but should work fine on Linux and Windows too. Here is my collection of tips how I squeezed more power out of the editor.

It simply gives nagging dialog “Please buy” now and then. Even though the core app remains closed there exist a vibrant plug-in ecosystem around the editor. Plenty of power comes from the fact that Sublime has a plug-in framework built in Python. Sublime Text 2 is a very powerful text editor which has gained popularity recently – for good reasons.
