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Visual Studio Code 1.6

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Re: Visual Studio Code 1.6

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Post by tomdale »

I have been using VS Code as my full-time editor for a few months now and couldn't be happier. Originally I was only using it for TypeScript projects, where the language integration is top-notch, but eventually found myself using it all the time. I use the vim plugin, which is surprisingly good although it does have a few issues still.

The best thing about VS Code (and Microsoft's other big open source project, TypeScript) is the steady stream of releases. Because of the regular release cadence, small but important improvements never get blocked by some big feature that took longer than anticipated. As much as I wouldn't have believed this 10 years ago, Microsoft does open source better than almost everyone.

VS Code: developed on GitHub, written in TypeScript, great extension API, clear roadmap and regular releases. I am a very happy user.

Re: Visual Studio Code 1.6

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Post by faceyspacey »

buckbova wrote: post #2

Looks like this editor is constantly improving. Anyone have an opinion on how this editor compares to webstorm? Suppose I'll have to just give it a try to find out.

debugging is the best I've ever experienced. Webstorm debugging was problematic for me a year and a half ago. Visual Code has surpassed Atom by far as well, which weirdly does NOT support client side debugging for javascript (and that's a major mistake on Atom's behalf). In VSCode debugging is of course provided by 3rd party packages, but their API and rich debugging GUI seems to make it extremely easy to hook into it. In short, if you're using webpack-generated sourcemaps, VSCode is the way to go. Being able to finally debug in your actual code (rather than Chrome devtools) is a dream come true! Otherwise I love their built-in linting and git support.

Here's the chrome debugger:

https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=msjsdiag...

I've submitted several bug reports to its creator (a developer at Microsoft) and received prompt response as well as fixes! It lets you attach to running browser windows or launch a new one.

Next and perhaps more importantly, there's a debugger for React Native!:

https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=vsmobile...

And it works flawlessly, and brings along IntelliSense for React Native elements/apis, etc.

If you're a javascript developer, drop what you're doing / what you're using, and make the shift to VSCode. If you're using Atom currently, you can likely find your same themes in the VSCode extension directory, which--for me--made the shift almost seamless (the feel shares a lot in common with Atom because of its Electron roots).

Re: Visual Studio Code 1.6

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Post by ake1 »

tomdale wrote: post #3

I have been using VS Code as my full-time editor for a few months now and couldn't be happier. Originally I was only using it for TypeScript projects, where the language integration is top-notch, but eventually found myself using it all the time. I use the vim plugin, which is surprisingly good although it does have a few issues still. The best thing about VS Code (and Microsoft's other big open source project, TypeS…

i install every new release of vscode because i think it has the potential to become a good editor but the vim plugins are still far from good enough for me to use on a regular basis.

Re: Visual Studio Code 1.6

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Post by Achshar »

What I find to be hilariously missing is drag & drop for the selected text. I tried switching to VS code a couple of days ago and realized I couldn't do such a basic thing.

That and a decent FTP extension. No one wants to sync their entire project just to upload a single file. ugh.

Re: Visual Studio Code 1.6

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Post by k__ »

tomdale wrote: post #3

I have been using VS Code as my full-time editor for a few months now and couldn't be happier. Originally I was only using it for TypeScript projects, where the language integration is top-notch, but eventually found myself using it all the time. I use the vim plugin, which is surprisingly good although it does have a few issues still. The best thing about VS Code (and Microsoft's other big open source project, TypeS…

Yes.

When they delayed the tabs I was a bit bummed, but then the next release with the tabs came so fast, I found it funny that they even mentioned delaying them.

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