> Your metaphor isn't really accurate. Atom is not a browser, is a glorified notepad. Ok, let's try another one: Atom is an IDE like XCode is an IDE. I don't

> Your metaphor isn't really accurate. Atom is not a browser, is a glorified notepad. Ok, let's try another one: Atom is an IDE like XCode is an IDE. I don't expect XCode to start up "in the blink of an eye" although I do expect opening a _file_ to take a blink of an eye. That is the behavior I reported: Atom itself doesn't start up quickly, but loading a new file/window is < 1 second, which I what I'd expect from any editor. So again, I don't see the issue the OP is referring to. Not to say it isn't there on other machines/configurations, but it isn't an issue for me.