Ugh atom is so frustrating. It's slow to start up, doesn't like large files, and half the time you try and update an extension it throws about 30 errors.

Sublime text starts up immediately and has a decent backing of extensions too.

I find myself switching more and more to VSCode though, you get the benefits of a extremely rich package list, except this time it actually updates properly. It starts slower than ST but still leaps and bounds ahead if atom, and can handle larger files.t he extensions are also written in JS, like atom.

Then theres nuclide, which builds on top of atom for react apps, but the stupid little "4 updates pending" in the corner is enough to make me move back to ST/VSC.

I still find myself hopping into a JetBrains IDE fairly frequently though.

Indeed Atom has problems, but it is still the most popular editor in JavaScript community. I'm using it everyday for almost two years already and I'm happy with it. However that's my personal choice.

The thing is, every editor has its quirks and none are perfect. In the end you should just choose one that is Good Enough™ and stick with it. Bonus points if it's easily extendable so you can tweak it to your (later) needs in that regard.

The best editor to use is the one you already use for everything else.

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Thanks for the downvote random 500+ karma person who takes HN seriously. I like the lack of reasoning you left, as well.