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 start

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.