Why did Atom Text Editor failed?

Question

ojkelly · Accepted Answer

Atom was just to slow and clunky. The idea was great &mdash; see VSCode. But at the time, while being able to hack your own editor was nice, the performance issues and lag was the reason I never used it long term. And pretty much the only reason I ever heard from others.

usui · Answer

Because Microsoft bought GitHub (developers of Atom) and shifted all resources to VSCode.

aitoehigie · Answer

This analysis might seem simplistic to some, but IMO the reason why the Atom text editor failed is because it was built with Electron.

spansoa · Answer

I tried Atom, but preferred Brackets instead. I sometimes use VSCodium too. Previously I used Notepad++ and for quick and dirty hacks, Notepad2

TheAnswerMan · Answer

Performance. It matters even in the 20's.