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TextMate
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Last discussed Aug 26, 2026
A text editor for macOS, popular among developers especially Ruby on Rails programmers in the mid-2000s.
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DHH: Future of Programming, AI, Agentic Engineering, Vibe Coding & Linux | Lex Fridman Podcast #501
David Heinemeier Hansson · Aug 26, 2026
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Used for: Primary code editor for nearly 20 years
vs: Switched away when moving to Linux; also used Neovim
"It's crazy to think about now, but yeah, I used TextMate for almost 20 years. I used TextMate starting in 2005, I think. I helped get the first version out, and then I just wasn't interested. I wasn't in the market for an alternative."
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