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Atom is free, sublime is $70. That counts for a lot. The number of extensions for atom is vast (and there are some really good ones), and installing them is mu

by dean177 10y ago

Atom is free, sublime is $70. That counts for a lot. The number of extensions for atom is vast (and there are some really good ones), and installing them is much simpler. I use sublime & atom both at home (OS X) and at work (Windows) and atom is much closer in terms of performance on my home machine. I think the faster SSD & lack of anti-virus crud count for a lot in terms of how fast atom can open files which for me is the most noticeable performance difference.

vivekd 10y ago
To add to this, if you are hobbyist that writes small programs that don't have huge numbers of lines of code, then then slowness isn't really a dealbreaker for you. I use Atom myself for python/django programs. My sister who is in school right now uses IDLE for all her neuro-linguistics based programming. I mean, if your needs aren't that big and your focus isn't the code, you don't really need a fancy editor like sublime.
cageface 10y ago
$70 for a tool you use multiple hours per day is nothing. If you're just a hobbyist or a student I guess I could understand the hesitation but for a professional tool that is dirt cheap.
Shorel 10y ago
> and installing them is much simpler In sublime for installing a package I do this: Ctrl+shift+P, type 'inpa' Enter (selects install package), type first letters of name of package (emmet for example), hit enter. I don't even need to use the mouse. I fail to see how the Atom method is 'much' simpler.