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Ask HN: Are you using Atom Editor?

6 points by theswan 12y ago

What features/packages have gotten you to switch over? What works or doesn't work? Is speed ever an issue?

rpowers 12y ago
I've been using it for a few weeks now. It has been really enjoyable so far. I don't take advantage of all of its features, but my web development has been spot on.
- theswan 12y ago
  What editor were you using previously, and what in Atom made you switch over?
  - rpowers 12y ago
    I was using Aquamacs Emacs editor. I tend to like simple editors for coding at home. I use IntelliJ and VisualStudio for my day work. One major feature I enjoy is the multiple selections hotkey. I've been making some level designs and editing a 20x20 array can be slow.
    - tsm 12y ago
      That would've been very possible in Emacs. Oh well. http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Rectangles.html http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Rec...
matthewmacleod 12y ago
No. It's currently much slower than Sublime Text, obviously has fewer features and plugins, and doesn't offer any benefits for my workflow. Glad it's there, of course! From what I gather, it's substantially easier to develop for; I haven't really done any serious work on either of them, though.
- PublicEnemy111 12y ago
  Which Sublime version are you using?
  - matthewmacleod 12y ago
    Three; from what I understand there were substantial performance improvements in this release.
Jemaclus 12y ago
I used it for a day or so, but it was just too slow and clunky compared to Sublime text. I'll come back to it in about 6 months and give it another shot.
kwerle 12y ago
Been using it for several weeks. I prefer it slightly over ST2.
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scriptle 12y ago
Used it for a few hours. It was slow, switched back to sublime.
_random_ 12y ago
Not using it. Not sure what is the big deal.
cjbprime 12y ago
No, I think text editors need to be open source. Too important to trust proprietary software with.
atmosx 12y ago
No, I might once I get deeper into JS though, if the VIM bundles don't satisfy me.
nareshv 12y ago
No. Its Mac Only right now. can't try yet.
bluehazed 12y ago
emacs!
munimkazia 12y ago
Since it is Mac only, no.

6 points by theswan 12y ago

What features/packages have gotten you to switch over? What works or doesn't work? Is speed ever an issue?

I've been using it for a few weeks now. It has been really enjoyable so far. I don't take advantage of all of its features, but my web development has been spot on.

theswan 12y ago
What editor were you using previously, and what in Atom made you switch over?
- rpowers 12y ago
  I was using Aquamacs Emacs editor. I tend to like simple editors for coding at home. I use IntelliJ and VisualStudio for my day work. One major feature I enjoy is the multiple selections hotkey. I've been making some level designs and editing a 20x20 array can be slow.
  - tsm 12y ago
    That would've been very possible in Emacs. Oh well. http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Rectangles.html http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Rec...

matthewmacleod 12y ago

No. It's currently much slower than Sublime Text, obviously has fewer features and plugins, and doesn't offer any benefits for my workflow. Glad it's there, of course! From what I gather, it's substantially easier to develop for; I haven't really done any serious work on either of them, though.

PublicEnemy111 12y ago
Which Sublime version are you using?
- matthewmacleod 12y ago
  Three; from what I understand there were substantial performance improvements in this release.

Jemaclus 12y ago

I used it for a day or so, but it was just too slow and clunky compared to Sublime text. I'll come back to it in about 6 months and give it another shot.

kwerle 12y ago

Been using it for several weeks. I prefer it slightly over ST2.

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scriptle 12y ago

Used it for a few hours. It was slow, switched back to sublime.

_random_ 12y ago

Not using it. Not sure what is the big deal.

cjbprime 12y ago

No, I think text editors need to be open source. Too important to trust proprietary software with.

atmosx 12y ago

No, I might once I get deeper into JS though, if the VIM bundles don't satisfy me.

nareshv 12y ago

No. Its Mac Only right now. can't try yet.

bluehazed 12y ago

emacs!

munimkazia 12y ago

Since it is Mac only, no.