I think it's ok, but I like Sublime better and that's what I use.
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?
#22I like VSCode, but I get slightly annoyed at how its auto-indentation doesn't auto-de-indent after a closing brace (the way emacs does).
Disregard. Updated version works the way I expect it to. It must have been a while since I last used it.
Re: Ask HN: Do any of you dislike using Visual Studio Code?
#23I like it but have some bugbears with it:
- I feel like once every couple weeks one or more of my extensions stop working properly, and I need to either restart vscode, or worse, I sometimes need to reinstall the extensions.
- it's the heaviest 'lightweight ide' I've ever used, if that makes sense.
- kind of part of the last issue, but I need to say it explicitly: Electron
Re: Ask HN: Do any of you dislike using Visual Studio Code?
#24Nearly everyone at my shop uses vscode, but I stick with spacemacs for a few reasons:
- I know the shortcuts fairly well. If it ain’t broke, etc.
- Magit is a good enough reason to use emacs all by itself. The git integration in vscode can’t touch it.
- With vscode, if you want a given feature you have to search for extensions, vet them, pick one, etc. With spacemacs (most of the time) just search the docs, it’s probably already there and all you need to do is make a keybinding. At worst you add a line or two to your config file.
- Emacs was laughably slow on 80’s hardware. Electron apps are laughably slow on 2010’s hardware.
- The vi bindings available for vscode aren’t as deeply integrated as evil-mode is. If your muscle memory expects home-row navigation, it’s extra frustrating when even most of your editor doesn’t use it.
Re: Ask HN: Do any of you dislike using Visual Studio Code?
#25Nearly everyone at my shop uses vscode, but I stick with spacemacs for a few reasons: - I know the shortcuts fairly well. If it ain’t broke, etc. - Magit is a good enough reason to use emacs all by itself. The git integration in vscode can’t touch it. - With vscode, if you want a given feature you have to search for extensions, vet them, pick one, etc. With spacemacs (most of the time) just search the docs, it’s prob…
`Electron apps are laughably slow on 2010’s hardware.`
VS Code is the exception to this rule... its solid.
Re: Ask HN: Do any of you dislike using Visual Studio Code?
#26Unfortunately, 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.
Same, my only complaint is that the java support isn't as good as intellij.
I use VSC for everything other than java without a hitch. The only issue I run into is sometimes the tslint plugin gets slow/refuses to clear certain errors - but a restart of VSC clears it up.
I'll agree with muscle memory for keybindings being an issue. I've re-mapped a bunch to be more consistent, but there are still some weird ones that throw me.
Re: Ask HN: Do any of you dislike using Visual Studio Code?
#27I tried it and disliked it. Felt very heavy and complex compared to SublimeText.
Re: Ask HN: Do any of you dislike using Visual Studio Code?
#28Just 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…
Sublime Text is not QT-Based.
According to Jon.[0]
Re: Ask HN: Do any of you dislike using Visual Studio Code?
#29Just 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…
Sublime Text is not QT-Based. According to Jon.[0] [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2822114
+1. Thanks for that. I've heard it was QT many times, but Jon is the ultimate authority.
Re: Ask HN: Do any of you dislike using Visual Studio Code?
#30Nearly everyone at my shop uses vscode, but I stick with spacemacs for a few reasons: - I know the shortcuts fairly well. If it ain’t broke, etc. - Magit is a good enough reason to use emacs all by itself. The git integration in vscode can’t touch it. - With vscode, if you want a given feature you have to search for extensions, vet them, pick one, etc. With spacemacs (most of the time) just search the docs, it’s prob…
Do you do frontend stuff on your emacs? If yes; Mind if I take a look at your .emacs?