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skevy/atom-react — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-07-17 · repo last pushed 2014-12-30

CoffeeScriptAudience · developerComplexity · 1/5DormantSetup · easy

tl;dr

An Atom editor package that adds React.js support: colored syntax highlighting for JSX and code snippets that auto-expand into React boilerplate.

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  root((atom-react))
    What it does
      Syntax highlighting
      Code snippets
      Editor package
    Tech stack
      CoffeeScript
      Atom editor
      JSX
    Use cases
      Highlight JSX code
      Speed up boilerplate
      Spot syntax errors
    Audience
      React developers
      Atom users
    Origin
      Ported from Sublime Text
      Community contributions

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what do people make with this?

VIBE 1

Get colored syntax highlighting for JSX and React code in Atom.

VIBE 2

Auto-expand snippets into full React component skeletons.

VIBE 3

Spot syntax errors more easily while writing React code.

VIBE 4

Speed up writing repetitive React import and component boilerplate.

what's the stack?

CoffeeScriptAtomJSXReact

how it stacks up fr

skevy/atom-reactskevy/atom-lintskevy/cjsx-refactor
LanguageCoffeeScriptCoffeeScriptCoffeeScript
Last pushed2014-12-302014-05-172014-11-18
MaintenanceDormantDormantDormant
Setup difficultyeasymoderatemoderate
Complexity1/52/52/5
Audiencedeveloperdeveloperdeveloper

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how do i run it?

Difficulty · easy time til it works · 5min

Install as an Atom package, no external services required.

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prompt 1
Show me how to install and enable the atom-react package in Atom for JSX syntax highlighting.
prompt 2
List the snippet shortcuts this package provides for generating React component boilerplate.
prompt 3
Explain how this package's syntax highlighting differs from Atom's default JavaScript grammar.
prompt 4
Help me port one of these Atom snippets into a snippet for VS Code.

Frequently asked questions

what is atom-react fr?

An Atom editor package that adds React.js support: colored syntax highlighting for JSX and code snippets that auto-expand into React boilerplate.

What language is atom-react written in?

Mainly CoffeeScript. The stack also includes CoffeeScript, Atom, JSX.

Is atom-react actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2014-12-30).

How hard is atom-react to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is atom-react for?

Mainly developer.

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