Is VSCode replacing Atom?

Answer: Not exactly. The technology that is found in GitHub’s open-source editor – Atom is the same in the Visual Studio Code. Specifically, the Electron Shell project. Microsoft has incorporated additional features in the Visual Studio Code that you will not in Atom like Intelli-Sense support.

Is Microsoft going to discontinue the Atom?

Developers are worried that Microsoft could pull the plug on Atom, as it directly competes with Visual Studio (VS) Code, and both editors have an awful lot in common. Fortunately, GitHub has no plans to discontinue Atom, and intends to continue development on the popular text editor.

Is GitHub Atom dead?

Atom is not as active as VSCode but it is not dying any time soon. There is a community version of Atom being worked on at https://github.com/atom-community/atom (kind of an Atom v2). It hasn’t been released yet but should be much more active when it is.

Is VS code based on Atom?

Visual Studio Code is based on technology found in GitHub’s open-source code editor, Atom. If you crack into the files, you’ll notice a number of binaries are named “atom.exe” on Windows and on OS X a peek inside the Application shows a number of Atom resources.

Is Sublime better than VSCode?

VS Code is equally good as an IDE (can be made if not). Other answers blabbering that Sublime has better performance than VS Code. Oh, come on, in the long run, VS Code saves more time than Sublime.

Is Atom owned by Microsoft?

A little competition is rarely enough to sew the demise of a software productivity tool, but Atom was created by GitHub, which has since been acquired by Microsoft, creators of VSCode.

Is Atom IDE still being developed?

Atom was developed by GitHub as a text editor. Facebook then developed the Nuclide and Atom IDE projects to turn Atom into an integrated development environment (IDE), but development stopped in December 2018.

Can I use Atom for JavaScript?

Can You Run JavaScript In Atom? Yes, we can run JavaScript inside the Atom editor itself. All you need is to download and install the Script Package in Atom. Conventionally, to run a JS program, you’ll need to go to the Command-Line and then type in commands, file name, and path to run the JS program.

Is Atom better than sublime?

Sublime is way advanced than the Atom when it comes to performance. As they say, size can make or break a software tool. Atom being the heavier in size is slower than Sublime Text. It shows response lags issues when it comes to jumping between multiple files.