Atom is one of the most famous code editors out there. Among other things, its modularity aspect, its add-ons and its integration with the Github service, a repository service quite popular among developers and programmers.
Github, the name behind this editor, has announced that will release a developer IDE that will be based on Atom shortly. This IDE will be called Atom IDE and it will be Atom plus the necessary tools to make it an IDE.
This means that Atom will be able to compile, process and execute the code we create in the editor, but for the moment, in a limited way. Github has commented that for the moment they will focus on the following languages: TypeScript, Flow, Javascript, Java, C # and PHP Projects. Over time, Atom IDE developments will support new languages, but for the time being, these will be the languages supported by the Atom IDE.
To have this IDE we just have to install the latest version of Atom, which is currently a beta version and after installation, add the programming language that we want to use. This will be in plugin or extension form. And in the case of languages, they will be headed by the letters «ide-«, so it will be easy to recognize the package to be installed within this code editor.
Possibly Atom IDE is not the IDE that ends the Android Studio monopoly, Netbeans or Eclipse, but it will be widely used by Atom lovers, since, so far, it does not mean more than adding several packages to the editor, without changing its appearance or functionality. Also it will be an attractive IDE for those who use a code editor and leave the compilation in another process or in other hands. In this aspect, Atom IDE represents a great advantage Do not you think?