Atom: Resistance is Futile

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   Atom: Resistance is futile MILANO FRONT END MEETUP 29.03.2016 presented

   by Alessandro Muraro (@akmur)
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   name: “Alessandro Muraro” roles: [ “UI Developer”, “Meetup Organizer” ]

   worksAt: “Objectway” twitterHandle: “@akmur” website: “alexmuraro.me”
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   So, what is Atom editor?

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   None
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   • Text Editor inspired by Textmate and Sublime Text •

   1 million active users • Created by Github • Open Source and cross platform • Based on Chromium, created with HTML, CSS and Javascript. • Easily modifiable / extensible Atom in a nutshell
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   Mmmh… what’s wrong with Sublime Text?

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   We all love Sublime Text!

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   • Bad documentation • No sense of community • Slow

   development • Ugly package manager • Hard to extend • One man show • Not Open Source But…
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   So, what’s to love about Atom?

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    Up to date learning resources atom.io/docs

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    • API documentation • Atom Flight Manual • Discussion forum

    • Slack channel
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    A beautiful Autocomplete

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    A beautiful Linter

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    Simple access to settings for core and community packages

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    default settings (cmd + ,)

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    find and install packages and themes

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    each package has settings

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    Strong Git integration (core + packages)

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    Git at a glance

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    Git Status

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    git-plus package

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    merge-conflicts package

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    Hackable to the core… from css to init scripts to

    packages
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    Open source = Lots of potential

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    Github long term commitment & a clear roadmap

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    Recap • Good documentation • Awesome Autocomplete and Linter •

    Easy package installation and set up • Git integration • Hackable & Open Source
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    What’s to dislike about Atom?

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    • Speed: search and startup take longer • Stability: careful

    with those plugins
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    So, should you switch?

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    Bonus #1: Package madness!

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    git-time-machine

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    activate-power-mode

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    imdone-atom

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    clipboard-plus

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    atom-pigments

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    markdown preview

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    • Atom CSS Unit Converter • Filesize • Package Sync

    • File Icons • Highlight selected • Open recent • Project manager • Sort lines Gimme more
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    Bonus #2: Steal this config! • https://github.com/genoma/ atom-configuration • https://github.com/akmur/

    atom-configuration
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    That’s all folks!