It's been almost 2.5 years since Pastie #1. For the most part Pastie has changed little. I can only think of a few new features that have appeared since day one:
- true integration with TextMate (ie, the ability to paste any type of file in full color regardless of whether Pastie knows how to syntax highlight it or not)
- private pastes
- the switch from CodeRay to Ultraviolet leading to the support of many more languages
This lack of updates is largely due to my feeling that Pastie does everything it was designed to do - and does it amazingly well. I will concede though that Pastie has been a bit neglected recently. Other things have had my attention and Pastie has taken a back seat and also gotten a bit of a reputation (in some circles) for being finicky when it comes to reliability.
Recently my focus has returned to my beloved Pastie. Code has been re-factored, new features have been added while performance, responsiveness, and reliability have been restored.
Along the way I've learned a few interesting things that I'd like to share. I don't know if any of this will be astounding or rocket science. But maybe you'll learn something new or just find a new way to approach a problem you're having with your own app.
Lessons
I'll add the other lessons here as I post them.
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