[jacobmischka]

Atom predated VS Code and was the impetus for Electron, which VS Code uses. You may know this, but this comment makes it seem like they tried and didn't have an opportunity. They literally invented what the majority of new "desktop" apps uses to render UIs, they just couldn't compete with Microsoft (before they were bought out, after which of course Microsoft wasn't going to invest seriously in it).

Edit: Fixed typo (thanks torstenvl!).

[torstenvl]

impotence means powerlessness or inability; the state of lacking potency. It's usually used to refer politely to erectile dysfunction.

Perhaps you meant impetus?

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impetus

[jacobmischka]

Lmao, you're right indeed. My mistake!

[dchest]

While Electron had a huge impact, before Atom team developed atom-shell (which became Electron), there was NodeWebkit (now nw.js). I actually shipped a Windows app written with it and Angular.js, without using Windows for development or building.