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by OSButler 4052 days ago
If you're not 100% set on your current editor or would just like to see what else is available out there, then I'd recommend giving Atom a try.

I'm using it as my main editor on an older 2010 Macbook Pro and the only issues I've been experiencing with it are the slow startup time and auto-complete in php files causing a noticeable delay. The git integration, community packages, and extensive customization options more than make up for those minor annoyances.

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I may give it another try... last time I looked at Brackets and Atom, they were just slow... which surprised me when VS-Code wasn't too bad.. may check atom again.. but still using sublime most of the time.
Same here. I tried it early on with high hopes, then found it was too sluggish for my tastes. Lag while typing--even the smallest amount--annoys me.

I'll probably give it another whirl, hopefully the React stuff will have sped it up a bit.

Try switching from autocomplete while typing to autocomplete via keyboard shortcut and it may already make a big difference - this helped in my case with the php autocomplete slowdown.