I hope someone's already working on the successor to Atom. A piece of software like text-editor only has a shelf-life of a few short years before you need to start from scratch and write a new one.
EDIT: Do I really need to say /s ?
EDIT: Do I really need to say /s ?
A piece of software like a programming editor, which until now leaves a lot to be desired, even in the most popular implementations (Vim, Emacs, ST, Atom, etc), sure needs constant reinvention and refinement until someone finally gets it right.
Atom would be close to that if it was not fucking based on web technologies. ST3 would be that if it was open source (so the APIs/internals could be improved faster). Emacs would be that if it wasn't based on a 30+ year old UI model and elisp. Vim would be that if it was more extensible and not 100% focused on the CLI experience.
Also, your underlying point is practically offensive to the hacker mindset. Though there is nearly a cult-like devotion to the editing tools of yore, the devotion is not universal.
With emacs and vim around, I'd argue that text editors is a solved problem, if there ever was one. It is very hard to match emacs in terms of useful features or adaptability. Granted, the learning curve has a reputation for being steep, and elisp could need a facelift, but I think addressing these problems would provide much more value than reinventing the wheel with another shiny editor.