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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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• 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!