The best ones are in my opinion the ones that are easy to use and don't need a manual to exit(i look at ypu emacs). This is a list of tools that i use only if nothing else is available:
- nodejs directly
- emacs
- vi/vim
- rpm

Ease of use and quality are two different things.

I'm not gonna use a shitty tool over a good one every single day just because I can't be bothered to spend a few hours with decreased productivity. But that's just me, I don't care what bloated Electron flavored app of the week people use as long as I don't have to.