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i really like Sublime. i've used it personally and professionally for years. but it's also the only piece of software that i use, the source code of which i don

i really like Sublime. i've used it personally and professionally for years. but it's also the only piece of software that i use, the source code of which i don't have access to. i definitely would prefer something i can hack on for my own pleasure and profit, and my appreciation for FLOSS software has only grown and grown throughout my career. how's atom doing these days? can Sublime HQ really compete in the long run?

profmonocle 11y ago
> how's atom doing these days? Fairly well, IMO. The editor itself has caught up with Sublime for at least everything I care about, the community is very active, and they release updates pretty regularly. Unfortunately, although performance has gotten noticeably better, it's still way behind Sublime. Opening a new editor window takes about three seconds on my MacBook Air, vs. less than a second for Sublime. I find myself opening new windows pretty often as part of my workflow, so I really, really hope they can cut that down. Also, Atom still struggles with large (>2MB) files, but I don't work with those often enough for it to be a big deal.
- softinio 11y ago
  Been using atom for 4 weeks now in place of Sublime. The slowness has not affected me at all. Especially as I rarely close my windows :-) The benefits it provides far out ways its flaws. Atom is great.