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I really want what Atom is trying to achieve, which is essentially an open source Sublime Text, but I can't help but worry they're shooting themselves in the fo

I really want what Atom is trying to achieve, which is essentially an open source Sublime Text, but I can't help but worry they're shooting themselves in the foot with their architecture.

gerbal 12y ago
Limetext[1] is an actual open source sublime text. [1]https://github.com/limetext/lime https://github.com/limetext/lime
- beefsack 12y ago
  It aims to be and I keep an eye on it, but it's very far from that goal at the moment.
- sdfin 12y ago
  It looks very promising. Many collaborators are actively working on it.
seanwilson 12y ago
Why do you think they're shooting themselves in the foot?
- joshuapants 12y ago
  Because it's very slow and uses more resources than any text editor should.
  - seanwilson 12y ago
    Do you find Chrome slow?
    - joshuapants 12y ago
      If Chrome were a text editor I'd have different expectations of how it should perform.
  - ahuth 12y ago
    On my setup, Atom isn't "very" slow. It's actually not slow at all, other than start up (which takes a couple seconds). It does use more memory, but that hasn't been an issue for me, either. The 4GB of Ram in my Macbook Air seem to be able to handle running Atom and anything else I need at the same time.
    - rhodysurf 12y ago
      You keep saying this but your use case isnt the necessarily the same as everyone elses. I work on three python files thats are all greater than 50K lines at work sublime text opens them in under a second AND i can instantly go to any definitions with no lag. I tried the same in atom and it felt like my $3000 workstation was a netbook.
      - NateDad 12y ago
        Umm holy crap. I get annoyed with 3k line files. Why in the hell are those files 50k lines?
        rhodysurf 12y ago
        Yeah it sucks... I inherited it when i started my job. Code written by scientist who had never programmed before...
      - ahuth 12y ago
        That's exactly my point, so I'll turn your argument back on you. Your use case is not the same as everyone else's. All the comments here keep saying that Atom is slow. For my use case it's not, and I'd like there to be some recognition on here that there's a very large subset of users for whom Atom will not be slow at all. If Atom doesn't work for you, then it's cool for you to not use it. Seems like your circumstances are pretty extreme though. Most users will be fine.
        joshuapants 12y ago
        Most users would be equally fine with another editor. You seem to be backpedaling here, since you admitted it's slow to start up for you earlier. Additionally, I'd be interested in seeing how Atom affects battery life. That's probably a pressing concern for many users even if speed isn't.

I really want what Atom is trying to achieve, which is essentially an open source Sublime Text, but I can't help but worry they're shooting themselves in the foot with their architecture.

gerbal 12y ago

Limetext[1] is an actual open source sublime text. [1]https://github.com/limetext/lime https://github.com/limetext/lime

beefsack 12y ago
It aims to be and I keep an eye on it, but it's very far from that goal at the moment.
sdfin 12y ago
It looks very promising. Many collaborators are actively working on it.

seanwilson 12y ago

Why do you think they're shooting themselves in the foot?

joshuapants 12y ago
Because it's very slow and uses more resources than any text editor should.
- seanwilson 12y ago
  Do you find Chrome slow?
  - joshuapants 12y ago
    If Chrome were a text editor I'd have different expectations of how it should perform.
- ahuth 12y ago
  On my setup, Atom isn't "very" slow. It's actually not slow at all, other than start up (which takes a couple seconds). It does use more memory, but that hasn't been an issue for me, either. The 4GB of Ram in my Macbook Air seem to be able to handle running Atom and anything else I need at the same time.
  - rhodysurf 12y ago
    You keep saying this but your use case isnt the necessarily the same as everyone elses. I work on three python files thats are all greater than 50K lines at work sublime text opens them in under a second AND i can instantly go to any definitions with no lag. I tried the same in atom and it felt like my $3000 workstation was a netbook.
    - NateDad 12y ago
      Umm holy crap. I get annoyed with 3k line files. Why in the hell are those files 50k lines?
      - rhodysurf 12y ago
        Yeah it sucks... I inherited it when i started my job. Code written by scientist who had never programmed before...
    - ahuth 12y ago
      That's exactly my point, so I'll turn your argument back on you. Your use case is not the same as everyone else's. All the comments here keep saying that Atom is slow. For my use case it's not, and I'd like there to be some recognition on here that there's a very large subset of users for whom Atom will not be slow at all. If Atom doesn't work for you, then it's cool for you to not use it. Seems like your circumstances are pretty extreme though. Most users will be fine.
      - joshuapants 12y ago
        Most users would be equally fine with another editor. You seem to be backpedaling here, since you admitted it's slow to start up for you earlier. Additionally, I'd be interested in seeing how Atom affects battery life. That's probably a pressing concern for many users even if speed isn't.