ITT: People saying they like VSCode
Ask HN: Do any of you dislike using Visual Studio Code?
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Re: Ask HN: Do any of you dislike using Visual Studio Code?
#12Compared to vim, yes. It’s heavier, slower and depends too much on the mouse. I also have a vimrc I’ve maintained on github for the last 6 years, so configuring vim is as easy as running “git clone.” That said, I could start doing the same with Code since it uses settings.json for everything.
Compared to everything else, no.
Re: Ask HN: Do any of you dislike using Visual Studio Code?
#13With Vim/Spacemacs/Tmux, Automator workflows (I am a Mac user), Notion/Org/Git[hub/lab] for tracking my project work;
I don't know if there is any need to switch to anything else. Yes, for my Mac land work, I bit the bullet and use Xcode.
So to answer, I dislike even the idea of moving onto something else with an already productive setup. I keep reading these VSCode articles, but I haven't found anything ultra special that inclines me to try out, maybe I am missing something here. And then their is always the fear of telemetry!!!
Re: Ask HN: Do any of you dislike using Visual Studio Code?
#14Yea not a fan. Font rendering has always been hideous in Electron apps. Even with a 4k monitors it doesn't render like Mac native apps do. Simple things you take for granted in Sublime like it opening, typing speed, ui scaling correctly. Plus things like no sidebar customization (literally every other part of the editor is customizable). Icons in the editor are hideous. Then issues like these https://github.com/micro…
Not sure why you are getting downvotes. The question is literally asking for people who don’t like vscode to voice their criticisms.
Re: Ask HN: Do any of you dislike using Visual Studio Code?
#15I want to like it but I have some problems with it.
I’m trying to use it to replace Jupyter notebooks, but some things don’t work like I expect, the UI feels cluttered, and for some reason I’ve been having weird issues with the autocomplete when running code in kernels.
Right now I still prefer my Jupyter lab + pycharm setup. I may continue to try and learn better workflows with VScode because I think it has the potential to replace both for me and alleviate many pain points.
Re: Ask HN: Do any of you dislike using Visual Studio Code?
#16After installing some extensions in VS code on windows, it do becomes slow. So I don't like that much. But vs code is better than others in the market.
Re: Ask HN: Do any of you dislike using Visual Studio Code?
#17I am a Vim guy but find VSCode is the only option for TypeScript; none of the Vin plugins work quite as well. I'm happy with it. I much prefer my Vim setup, though, but for TS the seamlessness of VS Code is too good to give up. I enjoy the IDE part of VS Code; the editor, not so much.
Re: Ask HN: Do any of you dislike using Visual Studio Code?
#18Just in case you mean the question literally, yes, some people on HN have said they dislike using it. I'm not one of them. I like it. But you're probably asking for people who dislike it to tell you what it is about VS Code they dislike. I do like it, but in case they don't answer: When people have said they tried it but abandoned it, they usually say they like the snappier speed of the QT-based Sublime Text. Most of…
Yep, I'm just curious to hear people's opinions. It gets so much positive attention, and despite working in a .Net shop myself, I really don't like it either.
Re: Ask HN: Do any of you dislike using Visual Studio Code?
#19Unfortunately, the Java support for any semi-serious multi component Java project is an absolute joke. It saddens me because I am basically forced to use VS Code for everything else and then IntelliJ for those projects, which breaks my workflows and my muscle memory for keybindings.
Re: Ask HN: Do any of you dislike using Visual Studio Code?
#20I just wish it worked better on the toaster machine I have to work on.