I have similar minimalist sympathies, taking as an ideal Antoine de St Exupery's remark on aeronautical engineering, “Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.”
The problem with Pike's work, as I see it, is that what it calls 'simple' I see as unnecessary burdens layered on top. A text editor that makes you take your hands off the keyboard? No thanks. I want to edit text, not pictures of text.
The problem with Pike's work, as I see it, is that what it calls 'simple' I see as unnecessary burdens layered on top. A text editor that makes you take your hands off the keyboard? No thanks. I want to edit text, not pictures of text.