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1.) Speed. IDEs often take seconds to start and you just need to edit .md, .json, *.sh.

2.) Support of different file formats and ease to install a new one with Package Control. Often, it's just Ctrl-Shift-P -> Type "Inst" -> type format's name and it's done.

3.) Many IDEs show the typed symbols after some delay and I really hate it.

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1 → this is true but as I mentioned, for a coding session it would not be an issue. I use vscode (an IDE) for these quick edits when my IDE of choice (jetbrains) takes quite some time to start.

2 → vscode is the same. Jetbrains has this problem, though (I raised that point with their support but this will not change, unfortunately)

3 → you mean that the text lags when typing? I never saw that but I work on reasonably fast computers and only use vscode and Jetbrains IDEs

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