flashgnashOct 7, 2023

Most of us hate Microsoft, and yet many of us use VSCode

https://lemm.ee/post/10640307

Most of us hate Microsoft, and yet many of us use VSCode - lemm.ee

I get that it’s open source provided you use codium not code but I still find that interesting

Show threadStarkillerX42Oct 7, 2023
VSCode is an open source IDE. Its biggest rival is the JetBrains suite. When the alternatives are proprietary, VSCode is a win.
Show threadjelloeater85Oct 7, 2023
Have you tried any of the JetBrains products, they are great.
Show threadStarkillerX42Oct 7, 2023
I did for a few years. Eventually I had to switch to VSCode because any given Jetbrains product is only good at a single language, and constantly switching Jetbrains products is a nightmare. Now that I’ve been using VSCode for a while, there are some extension that are so critical to my workflow Jetbrains is virtually useless to me without them.
Show threadjelloeater85Oct 7, 2023
Yeah, I mean, if it works better for you, then good on you 😎 I mostly just stick to Python and Terraform. I used their GoLand IDE for a while, it was nice. What extensions are ya using? I’ve seen a lot of embedded folks really like VSCode.
Show threadStarkillerX42
Most extensions have good equivalents. Other languages like Julia are VSCode only. Fortran was the language that really made me jump ship, PyCharm’s Fortran extension is barely syntax highlighting. Remote - SSH is the killer though, it is a beautifully made and essential tool for working with remote systems.
Oct 7, 2023 at 10:57pmWeb
Show threadjelloeater85Oct 7, 2023
Yeah, their extensions are okay, but it’s mostly what you get in the box. The remote SSH is sooo nice, I use it everyday for PowerShell from my Mac to Windows boxes. Yeah, I definitely get that for something like Fortran. I used to do LUA a ton back in the day, and it was the only good IDE for it.