On: Sketch: Proud to Build a Truly Native Mac App

[zepto]

This is all true, but VSCode also had a lot of money thrown at it in terms of Microsoft paying multiple teams of developers.

That is what nova couldn’t compete with.

[asien → zepto]

I remember Monaco , the actual Editor inside VS Code being developed while I was in my first year of Computing Software Bachelor.

3 years later they released VS Code Alpha.

They spent millions on it.

[threatofrain → asien]

Millions in 3 years could mean less than 5 engineers. Don’t startups typically put more ambition into their bets?

[asien → threatofrain]

Large Corporation are not startups.

Teams in enterprise don’t have the freedom to innovate the same way startups do.

5 people for something that could never see the light , even in a multi billion dollar , was very risky and lot of money.

Obviously it’s now 1000% recouped.

[zepto → threatofrain]

It has been way more than that. (Based on conversations with a team member)