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Terminal Editors vs Atom

Developers should learn terminal editors for productivity in remote environments, such as SSH sessions on servers or containers, where GUI tools are unavailable meets developers should learn and use atom when they need a highly customizable and extensible text editor for coding, scripting, or writing documentation, especially in web development environments. Here's our take.

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Terminal Editors

Developers should learn terminal editors for productivity in remote environments, such as SSH sessions on servers or containers, where GUI tools are unavailable

Terminal Editors

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Developers should learn terminal editors for productivity in remote environments, such as SSH sessions on servers or containers, where GUI tools are unavailable

Pros

  • +They are essential for quick file edits, configuration changes, and scripting tasks in DevOps, sysadmin roles, and backend development
  • +Related to: vim, emacs

Cons

  • -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

Atom

Developers should learn and use Atom when they need a highly customizable and extensible text editor for coding, scripting, or writing documentation, especially in web development environments

Pros

  • +It is ideal for projects requiring integration with Git and GitHub, as it offers seamless version control features and supports a vast ecosystem of community-created packages for tasks like linting, debugging, and theme customization
  • +Related to: github, node-js

Cons

  • -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

The Verdict

Use Terminal Editors if: You want they are essential for quick file edits, configuration changes, and scripting tasks in devops, sysadmin roles, and backend development and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.

Use Atom if: You prioritize it is ideal for projects requiring integration with git and github, as it offers seamless version control features and supports a vast ecosystem of community-created packages for tasks like linting, debugging, and theme customization over what Terminal Editors offers.

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The Bottom Line
Terminal Editors wins

Developers should learn terminal editors for productivity in remote environments, such as SSH sessions on servers or containers, where GUI tools are unavailable

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