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First comment (currently), comparing to VSCode and saying how much better VSCode is: faster, smaller footprint, just wonderful. Someone was asking what's wrong

First comment (currently), comparing to VSCode and saying how much better VSCode is: faster, smaller footprint, just wonderful. Someone was asking what's wrong with having a discussion about Atom vs. VSCode, but what's wrong about having a discussion about Atom and the topic of the post without hijacking the conversation into the same old "VSCode is better than Atom" nonsense? This is getting like Windows vs. Mac. Doesn't make any sense. Let VSCode be more optimized or technologically advanced than Atom like macOS might be compared to Windows, but without making that the reason why people should immediately switch to it. You know, macOS and VSCode might be better, but there are people who are perfectly fine and more productive on Windows or Atom.

debaserab2 9y ago
Sure. Variety is the spice of life and all that. Still, they are both electron based code editors that seem to have similar goals. Seems apt to compare them and worthy of discussion. If you publish a new release and you happen to have a competitor in the same market that is currently eating your lunch people are naturally going to ask what makes it worthwhile to switch.
- nkkollaw 9y ago
  > Seems apt to compare them and worthy of discussion Sure, but that's not the tone used. Besides a few, most comments are dismissive of Atom and just point out how much better VSCode is and wondering why anyone would use Atom. It's factions, like Mac vs. PC. There is no productive discussion, here.
  - debaserab2 9y ago
    That's not true. I just got some great answers to my questions. You seem to be the one insisting this is some kind of a tribal thing and it's just not.
    - nkkollaw 9y ago
      Let's say that we had a different experience. I wanted to find out more about this release, and all I got was that I should switch to VSCode.
penpapersw 9y ago
Can't agree with you here. Your comment seemed to be saying "VS Code may be better than Atom in every way, but that doesn't mean we should keep bringing that fact up, or that anyone should switch because of it." It's actually a perfect reason to do both.
- nkkollaw 9y ago
  I don't think it's better, or I'd be using it instead of Atom. I'm saying "might very well be better"... Sorry, English isn't my first language.

debaserab2 9y ago

Sure. Variety is the spice of life and all that. Still, they are both electron based code editors that seem to have similar goals. Seems apt to compare them and worthy of discussion. If you publish a new release and you happen to have a competitor in the same market that is currently eating your lunch people are naturally going to ask what makes it worthwhile to switch.

nkkollaw 9y ago
> Seems apt to compare them and worthy of discussion Sure, but that's not the tone used. Besides a few, most comments are dismissive of Atom and just point out how much better VSCode is and wondering why anyone would use Atom. It's factions, like Mac vs. PC. There is no productive discussion, here.
- debaserab2 9y ago
  That's not true. I just got some great answers to my questions. You seem to be the one insisting this is some kind of a tribal thing and it's just not.
  - nkkollaw 9y ago
    Let's say that we had a different experience. I wanted to find out more about this release, and all I got was that I should switch to VSCode.

penpapersw 9y ago

Can't agree with you here. Your comment seemed to be saying "VS Code may be better than Atom in every way, but that doesn't mean we should keep bringing that fact up, or that anyone should switch because of it." It's actually a perfect reason to do both.

nkkollaw 9y ago
I don't think it's better, or I'd be using it instead of Atom. I'm saying "might very well be better"... Sorry, English isn't my first language.