Over the past few weeks, I have made an effort to demonstrate that Sigasi 2.0 is better than Emacs VHDL mode. I have also argued that Emacs VHDL mode used to be the best VHDL editor on the planet. In summary, I wrote about:
- Why Emacs VHDL mode is so Great. And Why We Want to Beat it
- Engineers are smart enough to change editors
- Emacs Syntax errors
- No VHDL Rename in Emacs VHDL mode
- No VHDL Libraries in Emacs VHDL mode
- Emacs Code Coloring is Outdated
- VHDL Emacs mode navigation using ctags are broken
- Room for Improvement
One of the most common comments I got was that Emacs is free. I know there is a bit of ambiguity in the word free , but I get the feeling that most people are worried about their money. They don’t want to pay for an editor. It seems hard for people to compare a $840 tool, with one that comes at a flat $0.00.
Tomorrow, we will launch the Sigasi 2.0 Starter Edition. The Starter Edition will be free. Not just for a week or for a beta period, but forever. The Starter Edition is designed to be better than Emacs for any VHDL work you do. If your VHDL design is small enough, you even get access to all of the nice features that paying customers will have. Stay tuned for more info.
See also
- Five reasons why Emacs will always be better (opinion)
- Room for Improvement (opinion)
- Code refactoring: Emacs VHDL mode vs Sigasi (opinion)
- No VHDL Rename in Emacs VHDL mode (opinion)
- Engineers are smart enough to change editors (opinion)