Bastian Greshake Tzovaras

It's like entrusting everyone's and their dogs text editor to Microsoft was bad idea. Emacs & (neo)vim are still here though, if you're looking for an out 🫣

https://oldbytes.space/@Kroc/114477248787389899

Kroc Camen (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 image YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME The Material theme in #VSCode, used by 4 million users, has been deprecated. VScode automatically recommends migrating to Vira theme, even providing a button to do so for you. Vira theme has a "7 day trial period" :| #enshitification

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Show threadDavid BremnerMay 9, 2025
@gedankenstuecke feeling smug(ger) about abandoning VS code in the classroom a few years back...
Show threadBastian Greshake TzovarasMay 9, 2025
@bremner yeah, I never used any of the actual complex features of it when I used it, so happily went back to vim a while ago
Show threadEndlessMasonMay 10, 2025

@gedankenstuecke
Pretty much every time i start vscode some plugin pops a notification about how it wants an update and then after updating its not compatible with some other setting or whatever and I end up editing its nightmare json config with a broken version of vscode and end up having to write down what i was going to do in notepad so I don't forget

@bremner

Show threadBastian Greshake TzovarasMay 10, 2025
@EndlessMason @bremner yeah, when I was still using a Mac with vscode it kept trying to push updates all the time to me too, for stuff of dubious use
Show threadArielMay 9, 2025
@gedankenstuecke I'll never miss a chance to share this https://ghuntley.com/fracture/
Visual Studio Code is designed to fracture

A couple of moments ago, I finished reading the article by Rob O'Leary about the pervasive data collection done by Visual Studio Code. Whilst Visual Studio Code is "open-source" (as per the OSD) the value-add which transforms the editor into anything of value ("what people actually refer to when they

Geoffrey Huntley
Show threadBastian Greshake TzovarasMay 9, 2025
@arichtman I remember that one! And shared it with colleagues back when it came out!
Show threadPeter CockMay 10, 2025

@gedankenstuecke @Kroc Our cluster admin tolerated using VS Code, but people regularly ignored the guidelines and bogged down the head mode.

I never liked VS Code, and am still learning the ropes with #HelixEditor after years of using surface level emacs. The #MicroEditor is also nice (with better mouse support), but having built-in LSP support is great (this powered much of what appealed to me in VS Code).

Show threadBastian Greshake TzovarasMay 10, 2025
@pjacock @Kroc oh, I hadn't heard about Helix, looks like a neo-neovim 😀
Show threadPeter CockMay 10, 2025
@gedankenstuecke @Kroc Kinda vim crossed with Kakoune which does selection before action (so you see what is going on going to be edited), and impressive multiple cursor support (an interesting mental shift for doing repetitive edits etc). Perhaps not worth it if you are used to the vim bindings (different enough to be annoying).
Show threadBastian Greshake TzovarasMay 10, 2025

@pjacock @Kroc well, "used" is a strong word. But at least I have a base knowledge - plus started to make my own little Vim scripts

https://tzovar.as/vim-templates/

Using vim templates for markdown writing

In mid-2024, I’ve moved back to using vim as my main text editor, both for code and prose like this blog post. Something like 15 years ago I had dabbled a bit with vim, but never much more than being able to perform simple edits and get the hang of...

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