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Alex Muraro
March 30, 2016
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Atom: Resistance is Futile
A presentation about Atom Text Editor
Alex Muraro
March 30, 2016
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Transcript
Atom: Resistance is futile MILANO FRONT END MEETUP 29.03.2016 presented
by Alessandro Muraro (@akmur)
name: “Alessandro Muraro” roles: [ “UI Developer”, “Meetup Organizer” ]
worksAt: “Objectway” twitterHandle: “@akmur” website: “alexmuraro.me”
So, what is Atom editor?
None
• Text Editor inspired by Textmate and Sublime Text •
1 million active users • Created by Github • Open Source and cross platform • Based on Chromium, created with HTML, CSS and Javascript. • Easily modifiable / extensible Atom in a nutshell
Mmmh… what’s wrong with Sublime Text?
We all love Sublime Text!
• Bad documentation • No sense of community • Slow
development • Ugly package manager • Hard to extend • One man show • Not Open Source But…
So, what’s to love about Atom?
Up to date learning resources atom.io/docs
• API documentation • Atom Flight Manual • Discussion forum
• Slack channel
A beautiful Autocomplete
A beautiful Linter
Simple access to settings for core and community packages
default settings (cmd + ,)
find and install packages and themes
each package has settings
Strong Git integration (core + packages)
Git at a glance
Git Status
git-plus package
merge-conflicts package
Hackable to the core… from css to init scripts to
packages
Open source = Lots of potential
Github long term commitment & a clear roadmap
Recap • Good documentation • Awesome Autocomplete and Linter •
Easy package installation and set up • Git integration • Hackable & Open Source
What’s to dislike about Atom?
• Speed: search and startup take longer • Stability: careful
with those plugins
So, should you switch?
Bonus #1: Package madness!
git-time-machine
activate-power-mode
imdone-atom
clipboard-plus
atom-pigments
markdown preview
• Atom CSS Unit Converter • Filesize • Package Sync
• File Icons • Highlight selected • Open recent • Project manager • Sort lines Gimme more
Bonus #2: Steal this config! • https://github.com/genoma/ atom-configuration • https://github.com/akmur/
atom-configuration
That’s all folks!