Nope, completely wrong. I have a 32GB i7-4790K at around 4Ghz or so, and Atom is a complete dog. The painful truth is that a webview is never going to beat a native app at this kind of task.
It's not a vocal minority. Atom is painful to use compared to, say, Sublime.
It's not a vocal minority. Atom is painful to use compared to, say, Sublime.