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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.
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.
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 Notepad for us is a completely outdated solution with an unacceptable interface.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
Pros of Atom
- Free525
- Open source443
- Modular design342
- Hackable318
- Beautiful UI316
- Github integration170
- Backed by github147
- Built with node.js119
- Web native113
- Community107
- Packages34
- Cross platform18
- Nice UI5
- Multicursor support5
- TypeScript editor5
- Snippets3
- cli start3
- Chrome Inspector works IN EDITOR3
- Open source, lots of packages, and so configurable3
- Simple but powerful3
- Awesome2
- Code readability2
- It's powerful2
- Smart TypeScript code completion2
- Well documented2
- "Free", "Hackable", "Open Source", The Awesomness1
- full support1
- vim support1
- Split-Tab Layout1
- Made by github. YAY1
- Consistent UI on all platforms1
- User friendly1
- Hackable and Open Source1
- works with GitLab1
Pros of Sublime Text
- Lightweight718
- Plugins653
- Super fast641
- Great code editor468
- Cross platform442
- Nice UI279
- Unlimited trial257
- Cmd + d is the best command ever154
- Great community92
- Package control, modules46
- Mac OS X support26
- Monokai22
- Easy to get started with22
- Built in Python21
- Everything you need without the bloat21
- Easy17
- Speed13
- Session & edit resuming11
- Package Control9
- Multiple selections8
- Well Designed8
- ALT + CMD + DOWN is the best command ever6
- Fast, simple and lightweight6
- Nice6
- Great4
- It's easy to use, beautiful, simple, and plugins rule4
- ALT + F3 the best command ever4
- So futuristic and convenient4
- Hackable3
- Free3
- Simple and clean design3
- Find anything fast within entire project3
- Pretty2
- Color schemes and cmd+d2
- Easy to use2
- UI + plugins2
- Totally customizable2
- Material theme best theme forever2
- Sublime Merge (Git Integration)2
Pros of Visual Studio Code
- Powerful multilanguage IDE303
- Fast264
- Front-end develop out of the box168
- Support TypeScript IntelliSense145
- Very basic but free121
- Git integration99
- Intellisense85
- Faster than Atom69
- Better ui, easy plugins, and nice git integration40
- Great Refactoring Tools36
- Superb markdown support34
- Good Plugins32
- Terminal27
- Large & up-to-date extension community21
- Open Source18
- Extensions17
- Portable16
- Powerful and fast15
- Awesome UI15
- Built on Electron13
- Best code editor12
- Open, cross-platform, fast, monthly updates11
- Easy to get started with10
- Crossplatform10
- Extensible9
- Lots of extensions9
- Best editor9
- All Languages Support9
- Extensions for everything8
- Good for begginers8
- Easy to use and learn8
- Ui design is great8
- Totally customizable7
- Great community7
- "fast, stable & easy to use"7
- Faster edit for slow computer7
- Git out of the box7
- Useful for begginer7
- It has terminal and there are lots of shortcuts in it7
- Great language support6
- SSH support6
- He is not Michael5
- Great document formater5
- She is not Rachel5
- Works With Almost EveryThing You Need5
- Powerful Debugger5
- Fast Startup5
- Easy azure4
- Awesome multi cursor support4
- SFTP Workspace4
- Python extension is fast4
- Features rich4
- Extension Echosystem4
- Can compile and run .py files4
- Language server client4
- VSCode.pro Course makes it easy to learn4
- Has more than enough languages for any developer3
- Excellent as git difftool and mergetool3
- Has better support and more extentions for debugging3
- 'batteries included'3
- Fast and ruby is built right in2
- Better autocompletes than Atom2
- Virtualenv integration2
- CMake support with autocomplete2
- More tools to integrate with vs2
- Emmet preinstalled2
- VS Code Server: Browser version of VS Code2
- Very proffesional1
- Light1
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Cons of Atom
- Slow with large files19
- Heavy and slow7
- Slow startup6
- Most of the time packages are hard to find.1
- Can be easily Modified1
Cons of Sublime Text
- Steep learning curve7
- Everything4
- Number of plugins doing the same thing3
- Doesn't act like a Mac app3
- Flexibility to move file3
- Don't have flutter integration2
- Forces you to buy license1
Cons of Visual Studio Code
- Slow startup29
- Resource hog at times17
- Poor refactoring14
- Poor UI Designer9
- Weak Ui design tools8
- Poor autocomplete5
- Poor in PHP4
- Microsoft2
- Poor at Python2
- Poor in Python1
- Super Slow1
- Dilshad1
- Microsoft sends telemetry data1
- Poor intellisense. poor java1