First Stable Version Of Atom Code Editor Has Been Released

Atom 1.0 is here. One of the best open source code editors, Atom was available for public uses for almost a year but this is the first stable version of the most talked about text/code editor of recent times.

1. Is Atom text editor dead?
2. What happened to Atom editor?
3. Is Atom text editor safe?
4. Why is atom a hackable text editor?
5. Is Atom a good editor?
6. Is Atom discontinued?
7. What is better atom or sublime?
8. Is Atom editor slow?
9. Is Atom owned by Microsoft?
10. Can Atom be hacked?
11. Is Atom better than Notepad ++?
12. Is VS code better than Atom?

Is Atom text editor dead?

I really like Atom, much more than any other editor I used before. A text editor is something I use every single day, both for work and for private projects. ... Atom is as alive or dead only in as much as it has market share and contributors.

What happened to Atom editor?

When Microsoft acquired GitHub, there was speculation (and fear on my behalf) that GitHub would end up axing Atom in favor of Visual Studio Code. Taking a look at the commit activity for Atom on github.com [1] shows that since the end of June 2019, development has basically stopped completely.

Is Atom text editor safe?

Is it safe? Atom is safe. You can see the source code at the GitHub repo, and you can build it from source yourself if you want to be sure.

Why is atom a hackable text editor?

Atom is a free text editor created by Github. Atom is open source, meaning that all the code is available for you to read, modify for your own use and even contribute improvements. Atom is “the hackable text editor,” because it is highly customizable.

Is Atom a good editor?

Atom is a good editor for many coding fields, from software scripting to web development. Atom is cross platform for Window, Linux, and OSX. It's 100% free and open source. ... The editor calls itself the “hackable text editor for the 21st century,” and it lives up to that moniker.

Is Atom discontinued?

Fortunately, GitHub has no plans to discontinue Atom, and intends to continue development on the popular text editor. ... At Microsoft, we already use every editor from Atom to VS Code to Sublime to Vim, and we want developers to use any editor they prefer with GitHub.

What is better atom or sublime?

Sublime is way advanced than the Atom when it comes to performance. As they say, size can make or break a software tool. Atom being the heavier in size is slower than Sublime Text. It shows response lags issues when it comes to jumping between multiple files.

Is Atom editor slow?

Atom is simply too slow, and one of those “Look I'm built on Cool-New-Framework!” applications… (Aka Node). On to properly tooling Sublime, Atom editor is a waste of time if you do day-to-day development. The all-around performance of it (highlighting w/ cursor lag, search & replace, default config) is terrible.

Is Atom owned by Microsoft?

A little competition is rarely enough to sew the demise of a software productivity tool, but Atom was created by GitHub, which has since been acquired by Microsoft, creators of VSCode.

Can Atom be hacked?

If you wish to add some functionality to Atom, you have access to the same APIs and tools that the core features of Atom has. ... From the tree-view to the command-palette to find-and-replace functionality, even the most core features of Atom are implemented as packages.

Is Atom better than Notepad ++?

But is Atom better than Notepad++? ... However, the technological development of Atom allows for greater functionality, an improvement on tools already developed by Notepad++, and it has a “hackable” interface that allows for more plug-ins. Atom is also open-source so coders can help improve the user experience.

Is VS code better than Atom?

Visual Studio Code, however, is more powerful than Atom. Although themes and extensions don't make as dramatic of a difference in VSCode as they do in Atom, Visual Studio Code handles the extensions more efficiently for an overall faster experience.