On 8 Aug 2008, at 01:31, Gleb Dolgich wrote:
How about not moaning constantly and making Allan waste his time and nerves reading and replying to silly threads titled "When is TextMate 2 coming out?"
Sorry guys, couldn't resist.
-- Gleb
People do have a right to ask what is going on with a product that has been announced. It would be different if people were always bugging him to request him to write a new version. They're not. They're asking for more information on a product they love, where an announcement has been made that a new version is in development. The fact that the thread comes up again and again is a sign that there is an active and passionate community around this software that is constantly being renewed. This is very positive in my mind, and I would imagine a lot of developers would be very envious of the involvement and passion that TextMate inspires in its users.
I think the tone of this thread has been overwhelmingly helpful and positive, but as a number of people have said, with no real info coming out about the update people may start to look elsewhere. TextMate 2 might be a month away or it could be two years away - that's fine, it's Allan's project and he can take as long as he likes to do it how he wants. However, I don't think people asking (politely, constructively and helpfully) how progress is coming along is either a waste of his time or his nerves to be fair.
Nigel