Atom: Resistance is Futile

A presentation about Atom Text Editor

Transcript

1. Atom: Resistance is futile MILANO FRONT END MEETUP 29.03.2016 presented by Alessandro Muraro (@akmur)
2. name: “Alessandro Muraro” roles: [ “UI Developer”, “Meetup Organizer” ] worksAt: “Objectway” twitterHandle: “@akmur” website: “alexmuraro.me”
3. So, what is Atom editor?
5. • 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
6. Mmmh… what’s wrong with Sublime Text?
7. We all love Sublime Text!
8. • Bad documentation • No sense of community • Slow development • Ugly package manager • Hard to extend • One man show • Not Open Source But…
9. So, what’s to love about Atom?
10. Up to date learning resources atom.io/docs
11. • API documentation • Atom Flight Manual • Discussion forum • Slack channel
12. A beautiful Autocomplete
13. A beautiful Linter
14. Simple access to settings for core and community packages
15. default settings (cmd + ,)
16. find and install packages and themes
17. each package has settings
18. Strong Git integration (core + packages)
19. Git at a glance
20. Git Status
21. git-plus package
22. merge-conflicts package
23. Hackable to the core… from css to init scripts to packages
24. Open source = Lots of potential
25. Github long term commitment & a clear roadmap
26. Recap • Good documentation • Awesome Autocomplete and Linter • Easy package installation and set up • Git integration • Hackable & Open Source
27. What’s to dislike about Atom?
28. • Speed: search and startup take longer • Stability: careful with those plugins
29. So, should you switch?
30. Bonus #1: Package madness!
31. git-time-machine
32. activate-power-mode
33. imdone-atom
34. clipboard-plus
35. atom-pigments
36. markdown preview
37. • Atom CSS Unit Converter • Filesize • Package Sync • File Icons • Highlight selected • Open recent • Project manager • Sort lines Gimme more
38. Bonus #2: Steal this config! • https://github.com/genoma/ atom-configuration • https://github.com/akmur/ atom-configuration
39. That’s all folks!