[srssays]

Electron is great for user experience. Compare to something like JetBrains' IDEs which are written in Java and are much less native feeling than Atom (and just as resource-hungry).

[bitwize]

But JetBrains's IDEs are a fair bit more powerful than Atom. The resource-hungriness is taken up by functionality, not UI.

[mateuszf]

To be fair though, Java and Swing which JetBrains IDEs use are also not exactly native.

[douche]

Comparing Atom and IntelliJ is like comparing a BB gun to a 155mm howitzer.