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Atom vs GNU Emacs

A side-by-side look at Atom and GNU Emacs. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Atom

Atom

Development

Atom is a free, open-source, and customizable text editor developed by GitHub. It has support for plug-ins and themes which allow users to customize the interface and add new features. It's designed for web developers and can be used for coding, writing, and more.

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GNU Emacs

GNU Emacs

Development

GNU Emacs is a popular, open source text editor and computing environment. It runs on most operating systems and provides extensibility through an Emacs Lisp interpreter.

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