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Decisions about Atom, Sublime Text, and Visual Studio Code
Samriddhi Sinha
Machine Learning Engineer at Chefling · | 6 upvotes · 874.2K views
Lightweight and versatile. Huge library of extensions that enable you to integrate a host of services to your development environment. VS Code's biggest strength is its library of extensions which enables it to directly compete with every single major IDE for almost all major programming languages.
Kamaleshwar BN
Senior Software Engineer at Pulley · | 12 upvotes · 1.2M views
Visual Studio Code became famous over the past 3+ years I believe. The clean UI, easy to use UX and the plethora of integrations made it a very easy decision for us. Our gripe with Sublime was probably only the UX side. VSCode has not failed us till now, and still is able to support our development env without any significant effort.
Goland being paid, as well as built only for Go seemed like a significant limitation to not consider it.
Andrey Ginger
Managing Partner at WhiteLabelDevelopers · | 3 upvotes · 446.4K views
Since communication with Github is not necessary, the Atom is less convenient in working with text and code. Sublim's support and understanding of projects is best for us. Notepad for us is a completely outdated solution with an unacceptable interface. We use a good theme for Sublim ayu-dark
Simon Ibssa
Student at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo · | 2 upvotes · 1.1M views
I decided to choose VSCode over Sublime text for my Systems Programming class in C. What I love about VSCode is its awesome ability to add extensions. Intellisense is a beautiful debugger, and Remote SSH allows me to login and make real-time changes in VSCode to files on my university server. This is an awesome alternative to going back and forth on pushing/pulling code and logging into servers in the terminal. Great choice for anyone interested in C programming!
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Pros of Atom
- Free529
- Open source448
- Modular design343
- Hackable321
- Beautiful UI316
- Github integration170
- Backed by github147
- Built with node.js119
- Web native113
- Community107
- Packages35
- Cross platform18
- TypeScript editor5
- Nice UI5
- Multicursor support5
- Snippets3
- Simple but powerful3
- Open source, lots of packages, and so configurable3
- cli start3
- Chrome Inspector works IN EDITOR3
- Awesome2
- Smart TypeScript code completion2
- Well documented2
- It's powerful2
- Code readability2
- works with GitLab1
- User friendly1
- full support1
- vim support1
- Split-Tab Layout1
- "Free", "Hackable", "Open Source", The Awesomness1
- Apm publish minor1
- Hackable and Open Source1
- Consistent UI on all platforms1
- Publish0
Pros of Sublime Text
- Lightweight719
- Plugins652
- Super fast640
- Great code editor468
- Cross platform442
- Nice UI279
- Unlimited trial259
- Cmd + d is the best command ever154
- Great community92
- Package control, modules46
- Mac OS X support26
- Easy to get started with23
- Monokai22
- Built in Python21
- Everything you need without the bloat21
- Easy18
- Speed14
- Session & edit resuming12
- Package Control10
- Well Designed9
- Multiple selections8
- ALT + CMD + DOWN is the best command ever7
- Nice7
- Fast, simple and lightweight7
- It's easy to use, beautiful, simple, and plugins rule5
- So futuristic and convenient5
- ALT + F3 the best command ever5
- Great5
- Find anything fast within entire project4
- Easy to use4
- Free4
- Simple and clean design4
- Hackable3
- Pretty3
- UI + plugins3
- Sublime Merge (Git Integration)3
- Totally customizable2
- Color schemes and cmd+d2
- Material theme best theme forever2
- Const0
Pros of Visual Studio Code
- Powerful multilanguage IDE336
- Fast304
- Front-end develop out of the box193
- Support TypeScript IntelliSense158
- Very basic but free142
- Git integration125
- Intellisense106
- Faster than Atom77
- Better ui, easy plugins, and nice git integration53
- Great Refactoring Tools44
- Good Plugins43
- Terminal41
- Superb markdown support37
- Open Source36
- Extensions34
- Large & up-to-date extension community26
- Awesome UI26
- Powerful and fast23
- Portable21
- Best code editor18
- Best editor17
- Easy to get started with16
- Crossplatform15
- Built on Electron15
- Good for begginers15
- Lots of extensions15
- Extensions for everything14
- All Languages Support14
- Open, cross-platform, fast, monthly updates14
- Easy to use and learn13
- "fast, stable & easy to use"12
- Extensible12
- Git out of the box11
- Useful for begginer11
- Ui design is great11
- Faster edit for slow computer11
- Totally customizable11
- Great community10
- Fast Startup9
- Powerful Debugger9
- Great language support9
- It has terminal and there are lots of shortcuts in it9
- SSH support9
- Works With Almost EveryThing You Need9
- Can compile and run .py files8
- Python extension is fast8
- Great document formater7
- Features rich7
- Awesome multi cursor support6
- She is not Rachel6
- He is not Michael6
- VSCode.pro Course makes it easy to learn5
- Extension Echosystem5
- Very proffesional5
- Language server client5
- Easy azure5
- SFTP Workspace5
- Has better support and more extentions for debugging4
- Excellent as git difftool and mergetool4
- Virtualenv integration4
- More tools to integrate with vs3
- Better autocompletes than Atom3
- Emmet preinstalled3
- Has more than enough languages for any developer3
- Supports lots of operating systems3
- 'batteries included'3
- Fast and ruby is built right in2
- Customizable2
- VS Code Server: Browser version of VS Code2
- CMake support with autocomplete2
- Light2
- Microsoft2
- Big extension marketplace1
- Good1
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Cons of Atom
Cons of Sublime Text
Cons of Visual Studio Code
Cons of Atom
- Slow with large files19
- Slow startup7
- Most of the time packages are hard to find.2
- No longer maintained1
- Cannot Run code with F51
- Can be easily Modified1
Cons of Sublime Text
- Steep learning curve8
- Everything6
- Doesn't act like a Mac app4
- Flexibility to move file4
- Number of plugins doing the same thing3
- Not open sourced2
- Don't have flutter integration2
- Forces you to buy license2
Cons of Visual Studio Code
- Slow startup45
- Resource hog at times28
- Poor refactoring20
- Microsoft15
- Poor UI Designer13
- Weak Ui design tools11
- Poor autocomplete10
- Microsoft sends telemetry data8
- Poor in PHP7
- Huge cpu usage with few installed extension7
- Super Slow7
- It's MicroSoft5
- No built in live Preview3
- No Built in Browser Preview3
- Poor in Python3
- Electron3
- No color Intergrator3
- Very basic for java development and buggy at times3
- Powered by Electron2
- Bad Plugin Architecture2
- Terminal does not identify path vars sometimes1
- Slow C++ Language Server1
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What is Atom?
At GitHub, we're building the text editor we've always wanted. A tool you can customize to do anything, but also use productively on the first day without ever touching a config file. Atom is modern, approachable, and hackable to the core. We can't wait to see what you build with it.
What is Sublime Text?
Sublime Text is available for OS X, Windows and Linux. One license is all you need to use Sublime Text on every computer you own, no matter what operating system it uses.
Sublime Text uses a custom UI toolkit, optimized for speed and beauty, while taking advantage of native functionality on each platform.
What is Visual Studio Code?
Build and debug modern web and cloud applications. Code is free and available on your favorite platform - Linux, Mac OSX, and Windows.
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