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VSCode has done the thing that nobody expected MS to do, change the way code was written on Unix/Linux. I love linux/unix, but the problem always was with the lack of an awesome text editor cum IDE, yep there is eclipse but it is too clunky, I do not like sublime as it isn't FOSS (call me crazy), gedit took way too much memory, geany is fast and mean but the UI sucks plus functionality isn't that great. Enter VSCode,…
VSCode has done the thing that nobody expected MS to do, change the way code was written on Unix/Linux. I love linux/unix, but the problem always was with the lack of an awesome text editor cum IDE, yep there is eclipse but it is too clunky, I do not like sublime as it isn't FOSS (call me crazy), gedit took way too much memory, geany is fast and mean but the UI sucks plus functionality isn't that great. Enter VSCode,…
Really? VSCode has already transformed the way code was written on Unix/Linux? I beg to differ. 10 years ago (when I discovered Eclipse, not sure when it was originally released), Eclipse was a staggering leap forward for Java programming. I'm no Eclipse fan, but I don't think that VSCode has already changed the world in the way that Eclipse did, and certainly not in its short lifespan.
And remember, no one is saying you have to use these programs. Console editors and IDEs will still be here. This is another option for people who want it, which has turned out to be a lot of people.
Are there any emacs/vim users here who moved to GUI editors like atom or VS code? I would like to know what potential gains could come from using a GUI text editor.
* Intellisense - this is *incredible*, and it works out of the box with VS Code
* Git stuff is pointy-clicky integrated...this is a big time-saver for me, since I check stuff in just a few times a day, and I don't have to think at all about git commands after writing a bunch of C#. I can click my way through instead.
I'm also pretty comfortable using a mouse--i.e. I don't feel the need to keep my hands on the keyboard at all times--because, when it comes down to it, I spend a lot more time thinking than typing.
VSCode has done the thing that nobody expected MS to do, change the way code was written on Unix/Linux. I love linux/unix, but the problem always was with the lack of an awesome text editor cum IDE, yep there is eclipse but it is too clunky, I do not like sublime as it isn't FOSS (call me crazy), gedit took way too much memory, geany is fast and mean but the UI sucks plus functionality isn't that great. Enter VSCode,…
How do people put up with VS Code and laggy text input though? I used it on Win10 and Linux and both occasions there is noticeably lag when typing.I look at the screen while I type most of the time and this lag makes coding impossible for me because I like to see what I'm writing in real time. I've noticed this happen especially on big projects/files. Also, sometimes the auto complete popup is very slow to appear and…
Are there any emacs/vim users here who moved to GUI editors like atom or VS code? I would like to know what potential gains could come from using a GUI text editor.
I use VS Code when I'm working in one codebase because it has a nice tree view of the files and has a pretty nice "working files" feature where you can easily switch between files you're working on (I usually have five or six files I'm working on at any given time; sometimes in Vim I'll open them all up in a terminal multiplexer and switch between them, but that can end up frying my brain). Seeing the tree structure just helps me visualize the codebase better. VS Code also has a really nice search feature that searches through every file in the folder you have open (I could just grep but it's convenient to click on a result and go straight to the line in that file)
Git integration in VS Code is pretty sweet as well; it has a really nice diff viewer built-in and it's easy enough to add and commit changes (I still use the git cli for branching, rebasing, etc.)
I use Vim whenever I'm in a terminal to edit various files here and there. I feel a little faster in Vim when working on one file, and I do like a lot of the shortcuts/commands a lot better in Vim. Vim also has much better find/replace with regex, and it's a lot easier to extend Vim.
I guess what I'm trying to say is that I don't see VS Code as a full-on replacement for Vim, but a different tool that I use in a different way.
> Can we build a code editor fast enough that it doesn’t feel like you’re typing in a browser? Is this a jab at Atom? I like this.
VSCode has done the thing that nobody expected MS to do, change the way code was written on Unix/Linux. I love linux/unix, but the problem always was with the lack of an awesome text editor cum IDE, yep there is eclipse but it is too clunky, I do not like sublime as it isn't FOSS (call me crazy), gedit took way too much memory, geany is fast and mean but the UI sucks plus functionality isn't that great. Enter VSCode,…
Atom was around before VSCode and they feel roughly equivalent to me, no? They're both web browser based even... I'm a heavy IDE and Emacs guy though, so perhaps I'm missing something.
Light Table might deserve the term "transformative", but I didn't find it usable enough to rely on.
https://pavelfatin.com/typing-with-pleasure/
I'm eagerly awaiting a mac version of 4coder (http://www.4coder.net/).
VSCode has done the thing that nobody expected MS to do, change the way code was written on Unix/Linux. I love linux/unix, but the problem always was with the lack of an awesome text editor cum IDE, yep there is eclipse but it is too clunky, I do not like sublime as it isn't FOSS (call me crazy), gedit took way too much memory, geany is fast and mean but the UI sucks plus functionality isn't that great. Enter VSCode,…
Vim and Emacs are still superior if you want to put the time in, and both have non-terminal interfaces. They can also be both customized to be whatever you want them to be, there's not really a limit to their functionality except what plugins are already written. Ditto for Atom, though of course, it does seem to be more web based for the moment (though Atom does have great plugins for Go, Nim, and I'm sure a bunch of other languages).
In the grand scheme of things, tools like compilers, debuggers, interpreters, other command line tools (like completion servers), etc..., matter more than editors anyway.
Edit - for the record, VS Code seems great. But it's not revolutionary.