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| Atom | Geany | |
|---|---|---|
| 284 | 91 | |
| 58,803 | 2,989 | |
| - | 1.4% | |
| 8.1 | 9.2 | |
| over 1 year ago | 2 days ago | |
| JavaScript | C | |
| MIT License | GNU General Public License v3.0 only |
The number of mentions indicates the total number of mentions that we've tracked plus the number of user suggested alternatives.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
Atom
Posts with mentions or reviews of Atom.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-05-21.
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Is downloading vs code okay in this case ?
For JavaScript, HTML, and CSS, Visual Studio Code is the best solution because it already runs on the Electron framework. So, try VSCode. Don't worry; your device won't be harmed. If its performance was unbearable, you can always put it aside. You can also try Atom. It is outdated, but it could be answer to your need.
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I am having an issue
you can still get atom from it github page: https://github.com/atom/atom/releases/tag/v1.60.0
- Dev environment for scripting?
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Ask HN: Design of Emacs type extensible editor based on electron?
I'm surprised that nobody here mentioned Atom [1]. IIUC, Atom was designed to be hackable like Emacs.
A successor to Atom is Pulsar [2].
[1] https://github.com/atom/atom
[2] https://pulsar-edit.dev/
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App LIST!!!
atom (RIP buddy! Free) Atom is a hackable text editor for the 21st century, built on Electron, and based on everything we love about our favourite editors. We designed it to be deeply customizable, but still approachable using the default configuration
- I started a course by Dr Angela Yu and one of the CSS courses tell me to download Atom.io. However, there is no way to download it anymore. I'm going crazy, can someone please help??
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Code Editor from scratch ?
Hey everyone, I'm developing an open source text editor called Valence. I'm just getting started with its development and the next and main thing I need to implement is the editor itself. Now I know there are many different code editors like CodeMirror, Ace.js and Monaco but I want to start from scratch and build something like Atom had done. Currently I created a contenteditable div and also added a custom cursor. BTW I'm using React, TailwindCSS and TypeScript. Here is the component
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I've been using Atom to edit code, and then this popped up today. Anybody know the story behind this? (using a Macbook with BigSure OS installed)
These versions of Atom will stop working on February 2 [2023]. To keep using Atom, users will need to download a previous Atom version.
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" “Atom” will damage your computer. You should move it to the Trash.“Atom” will damage your computer. You should move it to the Trash. "
For Mac users - mv ~/.atom ~/atom_bak rm -fr /Applications/Atom.app download https://github.com/atom/atom/releases/tag/v1.60.0 Drag download to Applications folder - to install
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Can't install AUR atom
And it doesn't match because https://github.com/atom/atom/releases/download/v1.63.1/atom-amd64.deb returns a 404 not found error, so of course it doesn't match.
Geany
Posts with mentions or reviews of Geany.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-03-28.
- NotepadNext – a cross-platform, reimplementation of Notepad++
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Beginner!
You might want to at least use a code editor with syntax highlighting so that it gets a little easier to read the code. Personally I use Geany but there are many other ones you can use.
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Geany 2.0 Is Out
right on the main page, there is a screenshot. If you click it, it takes you to more screenshots.
Open https://www.geany.org/ in a web browser like chrome or firefox
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I need some help with IDEs
Check out Geany. It is free, open source, cross platform, and lightweight. It has support for dozens of coding languages. LINK: https://www.geany.org/
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Show HN: CodePerfect, a fast, lightweight IDE for Go
I still enjoy Geany. It is lacking certain features I could do with, but it's joyful to use something that light: https://www.geany.org/
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What’s an free bare bones IDE for Python that works smoothly out of the box?
When I installed my IDE I just wanted something lightweight, so I went with Geany. I've been using it for years without trouble.
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Python IDE suggestions
I would say, try out geany: https://www.geany.org/
- Learning linux to learn coding? (and if so, which version for Mac M1)
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Notepadqq
Geany. Nothing can beat that one. - https://www.geany.org/
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What lightweight and open source Python IDEs would you recommend (if any) for Linux?
Link: https://www.geany.org/
What are some alternatives?
When comparing Atom and Geany you can also consider the following projects:
Visual Studio Code - Visual Studio Code
thonny - Python IDE for beginners
vscodium - binary releases of VS Code without MS branding/telemetry/licensing
Spyder - Official repository for Spyder - The Scientific Python Development Environment
GNU Emacs - Mirror of GNU Emacs
notepad-plus-plus - Notepad++ official repository
KDevelop - Cross-platform IDE for C, C++, Python, QML/JavaScript and PHP
Vim - The official Vim repository
Light Table - The Light Table IDE ⛺
notepadqq - A simple, general-purpose editor for Linux