Atom: The Editor That Accidentally Built Its Own Killer
308K views · Dec 12, 2025 · Science & Technology
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@CodingWithLewis · 9 months ago (edited) · pinned
Quick edit: emacs lisp isn’t “proprietary”. It’s “domain specific”. The point was you had to learn a new language to customize it but I messed up the terminology.<br>—-<br><br>We spent a lot of time making this video but it was so worth it! We have a lot more of this type of videos coming so subscribe for more :) <br><br>What subject should we cover next?
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@directpass · 9 months ago
"Every cursor blinking in VScode, carries Atom's ghost" I'm crying 😭
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@etherealdatastream · 9 months ago
so atom is the reason why every app uses 400mb of ram now. love that
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@Jackpkmn · 9 months ago
In the first half I was like "This sounds an awful lot like that blight that started infecting desktop apps in 2015." And then you said it became Electron and I was like oh ok that makes sense 🤣
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@Doriku22 · 9 months ago
Man, Atom got me into programming, now everything is a VS Code fork with AI. Still rocking the atom one dark theme everyday!
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@ShiftCoder · 9 months ago
Microsoft acquiring Github was the beginning of the controversial timeline.
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@alexeypopov314 · 9 months ago
The word "lightweight" had dramatically changed it's meaning.
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@OiraOira25 · 9 months ago (edited)
It's seems almost symbolic to me. Atom is a fundamental part of new code editors, just like a physical atom :)
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@mattymattffs · 9 months ago
Atom is responsible for our current electron hell???
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@cocoasulphur · 9 months ago
Imagine telling the guys who used to punch tape about this lol
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@wawztzta8296 · 9 months ago (edited)
i only remember one thing about atom, that it was insanely slow
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@dasunguy · 9 months ago
CEF and Electron were pushed by Big DRAM to sell us more memory. Prove me wrong!
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