Ask HN: Are you using Atom Editor?

6 points by theswan 12 years ago | 16 comments

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

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 12 years ago | |

Which Sublime version are you using?

matthewmacleod 12 years ago | | |

Three; from what I understand there were substantial performance improvements in this release.

rpowers 12 years 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 12 years ago | |

What editor were you using previously, and what in Atom made you switch over?

rpowers 12 years 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.

nareshv 12 years ago |

No.

Its Mac Only right now. can't try yet.

scriptle 12 years ago |

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

Jemaclus 12 years 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.

cjbprime 12 years ago |

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

atmosx 12 years ago |

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

kwerle 12 years ago |

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

_random_ 12 years ago |

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

munimkazia 12 years ago |

Since it is Mac only, no.

bluehazed 12 years ago |

emacs!