I use Vim with vim-plug, vim-javascript, ctrlsf, ctrlp, and some custom bindings in my .vimrc to help me use the "gf" command to jump to source. I've spent the time to invest in learning how to use vim and it has served me well across many languages, from writing Javascript, HTML, CSS, to Python, Ruby and Golang.
Ask HN: Which editor do you use for JavaScript Development?
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#42sublime
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#43Sublime Text 3. It's simple but blazing fast and rock solid. I have tried Atom and VSCode over the years, but they are both just a bit slower at almost everything, and I didn't find it worth the investment to remap my muscle memory accordingly.
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#44Vim with plugins. At this point I am the only one at my company who does not use VSCode, it would be nice to be able to share new tricks with someone...
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#45VSCode with the vimstyle extension. Sometimes I turn off vimstyle because it conflicts with my existing keyboard shortcuts. Still a learning process, + I've started using the ultimate hacking keyboard and its arrow keys are mapped to I for up ( which is INSERT MODE in vim ), and j/l for over ( vim uses h/l ), and K for down ( vim uses K for UP ), so there is a HUGE learning curve to use both vim + vscode shortcuts +…
One thing I've kind of decided on is minimal use of hjkl keys in vim in favor of UHK's MOD +
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#46For JS and TypeScript, I use VSCode cos of all the extensions and the ecosystem.
I used to use Sublime with a lot of configuration and some custom plugins but I gave up its performance to VSCode convenience.
I use VIM for other stuff and VIM key bindings on both VSCode and Sublime.
I sometimes miss the experience with Sublime but just too lazy to set it up properly for JS and TypeScript.
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#47VSCode, although when Panic's successor to Coda drops I'll probably switch to that. https://panic.com/next/
Very interested in this as well; have you worked with a pre-release or what gives you confidence in switching?
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#48Really interesting to see everyone's responses. Do you know if there is a survey capability in HN for these types of things? I may revisit the thread later and aggregate the results too if others would find that helpful, but this might be nice as a native Ask HN feature. I suppose I could have just linked to a poll but there is value is in the comments vs the results too.
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#49Used VS Code for a year. Realised it was just an editor and not an IDE. Paid for webstorm. Never going back.
If you prefer IntelliJ IDEA to emacs etc for Java, you should probably switch to webstorm. Batteries included, nicer UI.
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