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2025-08-23

Congratulations to @siegel, creator of the legendary web and text editor BBEdit, on his profile interview in the App Store. #BBEdit #WebDevelopment #WebDesignCommunity #software

Color layout from the Developer section in the App Store. The text begins: 

BBEdit may be one of the most beloved developer tools on any platform, but its creator, Rich Siegel, had relatively modest ambitions. He started writing the first version of the software back in 1989 because he needed an editor that could handle "large" files-something north of 32 KB.

"One of the limitations of Macintosh Pascal was that source files couldn't be more than 32 kilobytes," he explains.

Over a quarter century has passed since BBEdit's commercial debut, and the app has become a favorite among developers, scientists, web designers, and writers alike for its sheer power and speed. (Siegel regularly tests 12 GB files these days.)
Siegel remains BBEdit's principal architect and lead engineer, and the caffeine molecule tattooed on his arm says a lot about his work ethic.

We spoke with him from his Bare Bones Software headquarters north of Boston, which Siegel shares with a pair of African gray parrots.
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2025-07-21

🌐 Web Design Never Sleeps β€” And Neither Do We! πŸ’»βš‘
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