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Electron is great for user experience. Compare to something like JetBrains' IDEs which are written in Java and are much less native feeling than Atom (and just
by srssays 9y ago
Electron is great for user experience. Compare to something like JetBrains' IDEs which are written in Java and are much less native feeling than Atom (and just as resource-hungry).
- bitwize 9y agoBut JetBrains's IDEs are a fair bit more powerful than Atom. The resource-hungriness is taken up by functionality, not UI.
- mateuszf 9y agoTo be fair though, Java and Swing which JetBrains IDEs use are also not exactly native.
- douche 9y agoComparing Atom and IntelliJ is like comparing a BB gun to a 155mm howitzer.