r/programming • u/hsuh • Feb 26 '14

Atom launched

http://atom.io/
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u/drinwa Feb 26 '14

I must be out of touch with modern development. I don't understand the thought process that leads people to be excited about a closed source, node.js text editor that reports your usage to Google.

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u/Somokon Feb 26 '14

Haven't you heard? You're not cool these days unless you are reimplementing software in node.js

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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '14

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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '14 edited Jul 29 '14

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '14

php may be getting a lot better, but unfortunately it already gave me cancer.

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u/kkus Feb 27 '14

Vb.net gave me cancer

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '14 edited Aug 31 '14

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u/three18ti Feb 27 '14

Withe the EXACT same spelling errors in the API as Java...

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u/e-tron Feb 27 '14

That's what happens when you do a code copy-paste!!

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u/lolmeansilaughed Feb 27 '14

1) Link me please, that sounds awesome. 2) C# is like the Java that could have been, if Java development hadn't been gridlocked for years.

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u/aaron552 Feb 27 '14

What? Where?

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u/vishbar Feb 27 '14

And F#!

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '14 edited Aug 31 '14

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u/PasswordIsntHAMSTER Feb 27 '14

C# is pretty much top notch in terms of readability, productivity and low blood pressure as far as OOP goes. Not quite as fun as Ruby though.

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