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minus-squareincicilinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·3 years agoI actually prefer Atom to VSCode. I’ll probably keep using it even after it’s shelved by Microsoft.
minus-squareHelix 🧬@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 years agoWhat can it do what vscode can’t do better?
minus-squarejackalopelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 years agoI use vscode but one thing I like about atom is that you can theme it using normal css selectors. Vscode uses ui tokens for theming which is a lot more limited in what it can do.
minus-squareincicilinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 years agoAtom is very lightweight and has lots of plugins. VSCode is packed with features that just clog my workspace.
minus-squareHelix 🧬@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-23 years agomaybe you can use neovim or spacemacs then? It’s also pretty lightweight and they focus on customizability.
I actually prefer Atom to VSCode. I’ll probably keep using it even after it’s shelved by Microsoft.
What can it do what vscode can’t do better?
I use vscode but one thing I like about atom is that you can theme it using normal css selectors. Vscode uses ui tokens for theming which is a lot more limited in what it can do.
Atom is very lightweight and has lots of plugins. VSCode is packed with features that just clog my workspace.
maybe you can use neovim or spacemacs then? It’s also pretty lightweight and they focus on customizability.