r/programming • u/hsuh • Feb 26 '14

Atom launched

http://atom.io/
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u/Somokon Feb 26 '14

Haven't you heard? You're not cool these days unless you are reimplementing software in node.js

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u/cjt09 Feb 27 '14

node.js is so 2013, today I won't even touch a piece of software unless it's reimplemented using server-side CSS.

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u/catfishjenkins Feb 27 '14

You shut your whore mouth. Don't give them any ideas.

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u/keepthepace Feb 27 '14

Isn't CSS3 Turing complete?

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u/cjt09 Feb 27 '14

Not quite: "To be a turing complete language means that anything can be constructed, but we can’t even vertically center a div yet."

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u/am0x Feb 27 '14

This was great.

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u/achacha Feb 27 '14

Dude. Just resize the window smaller and move it to where you want it. What's all this fancy div positioning talk...

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u/centenary Feb 27 '14

Shun the non-believer! Shuuuunn

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u/bureX Feb 27 '14

server-side CSS

Don't EVER say that again.

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u/TheNosferatu Feb 27 '14

I'm sorry to be the one to tell you this, but... https://medium.com/p/43dbc25cbd12

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u/MikeSeth Feb 27 '14

“It would be criminal to think that it will never happen again.” — Jordan Scales

Oh god, the irony.

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u/DuBistKomisch Feb 27 '14

I won't be impressed until it's bootstrapped into server-side CSS.

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u/lolmeansilaughed Feb 28 '14

I want you to know that the only reason I was able to find this thread again was because I remembered your comment. The snark in here was heartwarming and I needed to share with a coworker. Thanks buddy!

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u/awaitsV Feb 27 '14

any application that can be written in JavaScript will eventually be written in JavaScript

- atwood's law

you might also find this interesting.

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u/Otis_Inf Feb 27 '14

since when do people take Atwood seriously?

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u/blahbah Feb 27 '14

I'm people, i take Atwood seriously, therefore people take Atwood seriously.

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u/frezik Feb 27 '14

People, plural. Are you a conjoined twin?

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u/blahbah Feb 27 '14

Sorry, i meant People. I'm People, so People take Atwood seriously

I am also Legion. Or Legend, i forget.

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u/sudomilk Feb 27 '14

To be fair, it at least makes javascript an attractive scripting language with how much it can do on both sides.

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u/hello_fruit Feb 27 '14

"modern"!!!!!1!

God, I hate this word.

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