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Atom is 6th in the (default filter) list but it is no longer maintained since 1 year (minus six days). Not sure if this should be listed as a viable alternative

by jenoer 3y ago

Atom is 6th in the (default filter) list but it is no longer maintained since 1 year (minus six days). Not sure if this should be listed as a viable alternative option.

herbst 3y ago
I'd pay for atom whatever they want, vscode is a horrible alternative.
- h4ch1 3y ago
  Could you list your gripes with VSCode vs Atom?
- globular-toast 3y ago
  The real alternative (and what all these editors are based on) is Emacs. Take the plunge. You won't regret it.
  - vitiral 3y ago
    Or if you do regret it, try Vim :) Both great tools
    - globular-toast 3y ago
      The only vim implementation I would use now is evil-mode for Emacs. You should try it too.
      - vitiral 3y ago
        Oh I have! Was very very nice. Got into lisp a bit, then gave it all up when something in the tower of babel broke in a subtle way and I realized I didn't need all the complexity. Was super fun though. The experience is probably part of the reason I'm writing my own editor (in Lua).
globular-toast 3y ago
Isn't there a community maintained version? I don't see how a truly open source project could disappear overnight. It's a text editor. It's not trying to keep up with ever-changing standards so it's not going to just break.
- tmtvl 3y ago
  You may be thinking of Pulsar (<https://pulsar-edit.dev/ https://pulsar-edit.dev/>)?
- axelthegerman 3y ago
  It has almost 1000 open issues and dozens of dependcy update PRs. It's true that some small software projects can easily live on without much maintenance for a long time, a text editor is no small feat. "Not going to just break" is a pretty low bar for most things, especially software. Now, maintenance doesn't necessarily mean lots of code changes but at least some attention and oversight seems critical for anything of the slightest significance
- JCharante 3y ago
  > I don't see how a truly open source project could disappear overnight. well it was developed mainly by Github so all it takes is reallocating devs away from the project and the progress just halts
johnrushx 3y ago
thx for mentioning it. What would be a good replacement, you know any?

by jenoer 3y ago

Atom is 6th in the (default filter) list but it is no longer maintained since 1 year (minus six days). Not sure if this should be listed as a viable alternative option.

herbst 3y ago

I'd pay for atom whatever they want, vscode is a horrible alternative.

h4ch1 3y ago
Could you list your gripes with VSCode vs Atom?
globular-toast 3y ago
The real alternative (and what all these editors are based on) is Emacs. Take the plunge. You won't regret it.
- vitiral 3y ago
  Or if you do regret it, try Vim :) Both great tools
  - globular-toast 3y ago
    The only vim implementation I would use now is evil-mode for Emacs. You should try it too.
    - vitiral 3y ago
      Oh I have! Was very very nice. Got into lisp a bit, then gave it all up when something in the tower of babel broke in a subtle way and I realized I didn't need all the complexity. Was super fun though. The experience is probably part of the reason I'm writing my own editor (in Lua).

globular-toast 3y ago

Isn't there a community maintained version? I don't see how a truly open source project could disappear overnight. It's a text editor. It's not trying to keep up with ever-changing standards so it's not going to just break.

tmtvl 3y ago
You may be thinking of Pulsar (<https://pulsar-edit.dev/ https://pulsar-edit.dev/>)?
axelthegerman 3y ago
It has almost 1000 open issues and dozens of dependcy update PRs. It's true that some small software projects can easily live on without much maintenance for a long time, a text editor is no small feat. "Not going to just break" is a pretty low bar for most things, especially software. Now, maintenance doesn't necessarily mean lots of code changes but at least some attention and oversight seems critical for anything of the slightest significance
JCharante 3y ago
> I don't see how a truly open source project could disappear overnight. well it was developed mainly by Github so all it takes is reallocating devs away from the project and the progress just halts

johnrushx 3y ago

thx for mentioning it. What would be a good replacement, you know any?