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Atom for all your text editing needs
October 27, 2021

Atom for all your text editing needs

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Atom

My organization allows us to choose what IDE/text editor we would like to use, and Atom is a popular choice among developers. One of the biggest business problems that Atom addresses is how to efficiently collaborate with other developers while working remotely. Some of its features make it the best possible option for effective and efficient remote collaboration.
  • Remote collaboration
  • Customization
  • Source code integration
  • Ease of use
  • Documentation
  • Github integration
  • Multi-cursor support
  • Cost
  • Available packages
  • Helps speed up deployment process with GitHub integration
  • Slightly more time spent on learning curve as opposed to competitors
  • No cost spent moving to Atom
For the cost, there isn't another text editor or IDE that has more features, more supports, and better integration with packages than Atom. It may take a bit to get used to it, but once familiar, it's very efficient and feature-packed. I find that developers who put in the time to get familiar with Atom tend to stick with it for a long time.

Do you think Atom delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Atom's feature set?

Yes

Did Atom live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Atom go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Atom again?

Yes

Atom is perfectly suited for a developer that wants a highly capable and highly customizable IDE to work in. It has several available packages to integrate with pretty much anything you want and is backed by Github, so that's a huge plus as well. A possible scenario where Atom may not be best suited would be on machines that are a bit slow, as Atom doesn't seem as fast as other text editors or IDE's.