VS Code for Linux may be secretly hoarding trashed files

https://lemmy.nz/post/33927804

VS Code for Linux may be secretly hoarding trashed files - Lemmy NZ

Lemmy

Friendly reminder that VSCodium exists, and nobody should be using Microslop’s spyware version anyway.

The only difference downside really is the occasional extension that needs a manual install.

I’ve been trying out VSIX Manager for my extensions so that I can keep track of which ones I want to install on each machine. This can make it easier to install the weird extensions that you can’t install otherwise

open-vsx.org/extension/zokugun/vsix-manager

Open VSX Registry

The only difference really is the occasional extension that needs a manual install.

Well, that and the lack of telemetry and “phoning home” to Redmond. And that’s a big one.

Whoops, I meant to say “only downside”. Edited it

There are lots of positive differences