Q: Should “snipMate be deprecated in favour of UltiSnips”?
A: No, because snipMate is VimL, and UltiSnips requires Python. Some people want to use snippets without having to install Vim with Python support. Yes – this sucks.
One solution would be: Use snippets if they are good enough, but allow overriding them in UltiSnips. This would avoid most duplication while still serving most users. AFAIK there is a nested-placeholder branch for snipMate too. snipMate is still improved by Adnan Zafar. So maybe time is not ready to make a final decision yet.
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