When working with Elixir, I want the following support from my editor: Elixir syntax highlighting Compiler errors and warnings displayed while I’m editing Elixir code Automatic Elixir code formatting Automatic Dialyzer checking and reporting when I save an Elixir code file These are the following plugins that provide those features: language-elixir ide-elixir atom-elixir-formatter linter-elixir-credo Before installing any of these packages, read their README pages carefully.

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You’ve probably heard of Atom, Github’s new text editor. Read these checklists to help you decide whether it’s an editor worth switching to. General Pros Open Source High-quality extension and enhancement infrastructure View is programmable using good old HTML DOM and CSS Well-known API model (NodeJS) Built-in Github integration Built-in, light Git integration Realtime Markdown preview Seamlessly tracks external file renames while the file is open Browse archive files, like zip or tar.

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