Will it ever get encoding autodetect? That's one of the big reasons I've stayed on Notepad++. VS Code clearly does detect the encoding, because when you go to change it it suggests the right one, but it doesn't load correctly.
VS Code can do that?
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Re: VS Code can do that?
#22My favorite is multi-selection mode. It's not the same as "Column Mode" you find in other IDEs but try it and you will never want another editor again: (Option)Alt-Cmd + Down or Up arrow key From there, you can use arrow keys as normal, but instead of controlling one carrot, you control all the ones you created. So if I use the shortcut key to move to the next word, they all do, same with end of line, or what have yo…
I believe it is the same functionality as in Sublime, IntelliJ, Eclipse and others. It's a total lifesaver when editing bulk stuff, like a lot of constants and what not! One of my must-haves in an IDE.
Not eclipse, much to my annoyance.
Re: VS Code can do that?
#23My favorite is multi-selection mode. It's not the same as "Column Mode" you find in other IDEs but try it and you will never want another editor again: (Option)Alt-Cmd + Down or Up arrow key From there, you can use arrow keys as normal, but instead of controlling one carrot, you control all the ones you created. So if I use the shortcut key to move to the next word, they all do, same with end of line, or what have yo…
This exists in most editors I've used (intellij is alt + shift + click or double tap alt, if I recall). I don't know how people program without this feature - they should teach this shit in school.
Multicursor is amazing.
One thing it's been great for:
I have code like:
byte b1 = array[0];
And I want to do this for 16 bytes. Control + D to duplicate 15x. Double tap control, hit up 15 times - now there's a cursor at every row. Hold control, hit right (jump by word), index to end of 'b1' on each line. Ctrl + shift + a, 'increment duplicates' - now every line is 1, 2, 3, 4... 16. `ctrl + right` my way to the index key and do the same thing.
It's awesome.
edit: I just found 'duplicate and increment' :o
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#24Can it launch in less than 10 secs with a mechanical disk? Can it not be unresponsive if you have a mechanical disk or a weak CPU? Ooops, I'll stick to Sublime
I've been using both lately. VSCode for when I'm working on a project and the editor ends up staying open all day. I also often have to work with large files, so I use Sublime to pop them open and make a quick change.
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#25If only the core was some sturdy C++ or Rust or whatever as opposed to JS and a nice GUI/Canvas lib as opposed to DOM.
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#26Really nice idea, but 90% focused on Web (frontend?) development. HTML, JS, and not much else. :( Still found 2 useful things for me, Parens colorizer and settings sync via Github Gist.
They should really add some more non-web stuff to broaden the horizons. It's awesome with Rust, Go, even C++.
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#27Earlier quoted context omitted.
Unfortunate that you're being downvoted because the slow start time of VS code is honestly such a big blocker that it outweighs most of these features for me. I just can't wait 10 seconds every single time I want to take a note.
Is it really an issue? I think I start my editor only when I do the update and I have to reset my mac.
I am on a fairly RAM constrained workstation (4GB) so I have no choice but to close it when I'm not using it. Otherwise I'll spend just as long swapping as I would opening a new instance.
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#28Earlier quoted context omitted.
Unfortunate that you're being downvoted because the slow start time of VS code is honestly such a big blocker that it outweighs most of these features for me. I just can't wait 10 seconds every single time I want to take a note.
What is your workflow like that a few second delay is a major blocker? I used to feel the same way early in my career. Now I don’t feel the need to be in a rush all the time.
I've seen some people make the argument that they want to use their editor for quick edits to single files, which is a fine use-case. However, VS Code is really not designed to be optimized for that case. It's really about editing code (hence the name) as opposed to quick edits to configs, etc.
It's usually best if one knows a few different tools designed for different scenarios. Right tool for the job.
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#29Will it ever get encoding autodetect? That's one of the big reasons I've stayed on Notepad++. VS Code clearly does detect the encoding, because when you go to change it it suggests the right one, but it doesn't load correctly.
It shouldn't matter in 2018. Why aren't 99.9% of your input files in either ASCII or UTF-8?
Re: VS Code can do that?
#30Really nice idea, but 90% focused on Web (frontend?) development. HTML, JS, and not much else. :( Still found 2 useful things for me, Parens colorizer and settings sync via Github Gist.
I use it for most of my C++ projects, and it almost does a better job than Visual Studio itself.
I meant the suggested addons on that page, not VS Code per se.
I'm also using it as my main editor on my Windows box at home where don't do serious development.
My only real annoyance is that I seem to run into multiple addons that can't be properly installed for one reason or another and sometimes "Ignore this" doesn't work and then the popup gets stuck and you can't see the top three lines...
Apart from that it's been really nice for Rust, Go, and Python.