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The people with complaints about performance issues are the people coming from Sublime Text. Everything you do in Sublime is done instantly. Try opening the co

by azeirah 10y ago

The people with complaints about performance issues are the people coming from Sublime Text. Everything you do in Sublime is done instantly. Try opening the command panel (ctrl+shift+p) both in sublime and atom. At least a 300ms difference. Multiple cursors, switching to different panels (I can see the whole pane getting rendered in front of my eyes -- not instant!), even things like loading the list of installable plugins or installing a plugin is far, __far__ faster in sublime, assuming package control, compared to Atom! Sublime also has this insane feature where no matter how many plugins you have installed, Sublime will still start up in about 200-300 milliseconds, as fast as notepad on Windows and faster than gedit on linux. Atom only goes slower and slower and slower the more plugins you install. When you're used to an editor that does everything instantly, everything that takes longer than 200ms takes too long.

meric 10y ago
Wow, that explains everything so perfectly. I am a Sublime user. Your comment has moved me to register my copy now. (I'm serious!)
philliphaydon 10y ago
I came from Notepad2 on windows. Tried sublime, atom, vscode, brackets. End d up with brackets for a long time but as much as I hate atom. It's where the plugins at. :(
seanwilson 10y ago
> Try opening the command panel (ctrl+shift+p) both in sublime and atom. At least a 300ms difference. Opens instantly in Atom for me.
- szatkus 10y ago
  For me too. I also tried few other things (open file etc.) and everything works instantly. Just startup time could be faster, but I launch it once a day at most so not a big problem for me.
- spriggan3 10y ago
  Try Open 10 files in Atom then open the File Panel. Try the same in Sublime Text. There is a noticeable speed difference.
  - yAnonymous 10y ago
    * while standing on your hands upside down and drinking a glass of water You will notice the difference!!11
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HCIdivision17 10y ago
This is largely why I really like Sublime. But! It's worth remembering that it wasn't always that way. One of the huge wins for Sublime Text 2 was that it started up much faster than before; nowadays it's almost as snappy as Notepad! So I'm fairly hopeful for Atom. It took years for Sublime to get to where it is today, and Atom looks like it's on track to be a great contender. ... Until then though, I'll still cherish Sublime as my go-to text editor: it's got a well earned head start.
cortesi 10y ago
I use both Sublime and Atom, and have switched over to Atom as my daily driver. While there's a small responsiveness difference, it's not enough to bother me for most use cases.
yAnonymous 10y ago
ST was great before the Electron-based editors surfaced and I think it's the reason we now have all the good editors, but nowadays it's just lacking in features compared to the rest. For example, you still can't move the sidebar to the right side after all these years.
- krisdol 10y ago
  In sublime or atom? You can in atom but I believe it may be via a plugin.

by azeirah 10y ago

meric 10y ago

Wow, that explains everything so perfectly. I am a Sublime user. Your comment has moved me to register my copy now. (I'm serious!)

philliphaydon 10y ago

I came from Notepad2 on windows. Tried sublime, atom, vscode, brackets. End d up with brackets for a long time but as much as I hate atom. It's where the plugins at. :(

seanwilson 10y ago

> Try opening the command panel (ctrl+shift+p) both in sublime and atom. At least a 300ms difference. Opens instantly in Atom for me.

szatkus 10y ago
For me too. I also tried few other things (open file etc.) and everything works instantly. Just startup time could be faster, but I launch it once a day at most so not a big problem for me.
spriggan3 10y ago
Try Open 10 files in Atom then open the File Panel. Try the same in Sublime Text. There is a noticeable speed difference.
- yAnonymous 10y ago
  * while standing on your hands upside down and drinking a glass of water You will notice the difference!!11
  - deleted 10y ago
    [deleted]

HCIdivision17 10y ago

This is largely why I really like Sublime. But! It's worth remembering that it wasn't always that way. One of the huge wins for Sublime Text 2 was that it started up much faster than before; nowadays it's almost as snappy as Notepad! So I'm fairly hopeful for Atom. It took years for Sublime to get to where it is today, and Atom looks like it's on track to be a great contender. ... Until then though, I'll still cherish Sublime as my go-to text editor: it's got a well earned head start.

cortesi 10y ago

I use both Sublime and Atom, and have switched over to Atom as my daily driver. While there's a small responsiveness difference, it's not enough to bother me for most use cases.

yAnonymous 10y ago

ST was great before the Electron-based editors surfaced and I think it's the reason we now have all the good editors, but nowadays it's just lacking in features compared to the rest. For example, you still can't move the sidebar to the right side after all these years.

krisdol 10y ago
In sublime or atom? You can in atom but I believe it may be via a plugin.