Atom and Emacs are so different I don't think it's worth it to provide reasons for one or the other. Vim/Emacs/etc vs. Sublime/Atom/etc are simply a matter of

Atom and Emacs are so different I don't think it's worth it to provide reasons for one or the other. Vim/Emacs/etc vs. Sublime/Atom/etc are simply a matter of which type of editor you prefer or need for a particular purpose (classic vs. modern, GUI-based vs. usable over ssh, and many more giant differences...)