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Every Atom release post is filled with VS Code fans talking it up, it's like a law of nature on HN.

by wldcordeiro 9y ago

marricks 9y ago
I wish it could be banned. It’s great people like VS code but does it really need to always get butted in?
- wldcordeiro 9y ago
  Really that would be nice, because it's just a ton of noise here.
- bdcravens 9y ago
  Just downvote (if that's an option you have) To be fair, the same happens when discussing OSes, languages, and frameworks.
faitswulff 9y ago
I was surprised at how popular VS Code was in comparison to Atom: https://insights.stackoverflow.com/survey/2018/#technology-most-popular-development-environments https://insights.stackoverflow.com/survey/2018/#technology-m... Is it really that much better than Atom? I quite like Atom, but I started to use VS Code for Flutter development.
- wldcordeiro 9y ago
  I have tried to use VS Code a number of times but never found a reason to switch like I did with Atom from Sublime Text. Everyone always cites speed or whatever but I don't notice any slowness in Atom (especially these newer releases.) But now that the perception is there it's pretty much harped on.
- stouset 9y ago
  IMO, VS Code is everything Atom should have been and/or is trying to be. It’s the first editor I’ve used since the original TextMate that worked well straight out of the box, is easily configurable for 95% of customization needs, and has high-quality extensions that don’t feel like they’re all conflicting with one-another. I don’t know if Atom has gotten any better in the past year, but it never quite felt right to me. Lack of polish and care, I guess. VS Code had me a convert from day one.
  - braderhart 9y ago
    Too many people in here running PR for Microsoft. VS Code is just as terrible, if not worse, than Atom.. and built using the same bloated framework.
    - bdcravens 9y ago
      I haven't had that experience - I've found VS Code to be much smoother than Atom, but obviously that may vary by platform and the particular set of plugins any one user has.

Every Atom release post is filled with VS Code fans talking it up, it's like a law of nature on HN.

marricks 9y ago

I wish it could be banned. It’s great people like VS code but does it really need to always get butted in?

wldcordeiro 9y ago
Really that would be nice, because it's just a ton of noise here.
bdcravens 9y ago
Just downvote (if that's an option you have) To be fair, the same happens when discussing OSes, languages, and frameworks.

faitswulff 9y ago

I was surprised at how popular VS Code was in comparison to Atom: https://insights.stackoverflow.com/survey/2018/#technology-most-popular-development-environments https://insights.stackoverflow.com/survey/2018/#technology-m... Is it really that much better than Atom? I quite like Atom, but I started to use VS Code for Flutter development.

wldcordeiro 9y ago
I have tried to use VS Code a number of times but never found a reason to switch like I did with Atom from Sublime Text. Everyone always cites speed or whatever but I don't notice any slowness in Atom (especially these newer releases.) But now that the perception is there it's pretty much harped on.
stouset 9y ago
IMO, VS Code is everything Atom should have been and/or is trying to be. It’s the first editor I’ve used since the original TextMate that worked well straight out of the box, is easily configurable for 95% of customization needs, and has high-quality extensions that don’t feel like they’re all conflicting with one-another. I don’t know if Atom has gotten any better in the past year, but it never quite felt right to me. Lack of polish and care, I guess. VS Code had me a convert from day one.
- braderhart 9y ago
  Too many people in here running PR for Microsoft. VS Code is just as terrible, if not worse, than Atom.. and built using the same bloated framework.
  - bdcravens 9y ago
    I haven't had that experience - I've found VS Code to be much smoother than Atom, but obviously that may vary by platform and the particular set of plugins any one user has.