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Re: Show HN: Frogmouth – A Markdown browser for the terminal

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Post by fiddlerwoaroof »

StarlaAtNight wrote: post #7
jtmlis wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Speed, consistency, customization.

I get all three of those w/ my VS Code setup...could you explain in more detail?

VSCode isn’t much different from vim or emacs in terms of functionality: basic text editor that is configured for various tasks by plugins. Especially with the rise of LSP, the difference between VSCode and vim/emacs is basically preference.

Re: Show HN: Frogmouth – A Markdown browser for the terminal

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Post by johnchristopher »

dmeybohm wrote: post #19
StarlaAtNight wrote: post #4

I'm a big fan of the Markdown Preview feature in VS Code Honest question: why do developers insist so much on using command line based tools? What's the advantage over using an IDE? (e.g. VS Code or PyCharm)

I used to prefer Vim but moved to using IDEs. In professional development, you want to use the best tools - a forklift vs. a shovel. I don’t think text editors are the best tool for that, but why do programmers insist on using worse tools? From my previous experience, I’d guess it’s these psychological factors: 1. IDEs have more cognitive overhead, and programmers have to keep a lot of state in their heads. So using…

> 3. A lot of programmers have a sense of elitism, and using text-based tools looks retro and more intimidating to those not familiar with it. In so doing, this validates the view of oneself as a member of a priestly class of text-slinging wizards.

That's usually what I hear from people finding out I like/use Vim. It's like they can't come to peace with the fact that I like it for its bindings and plugins, no, it has to be because I want to be a snob about it. And those judgements only start once they find out I am using vim, before that I am just a regular guy but as soon as they see me type `vi`, blam, I am an elitist asshole. Fuck that.

Turns out I use vscode (debugging so much nicer) AND vim (quick notes and configuring stuff so much faster) (and Kate).

Once, I was debugging a config file in a video meeting with a colleague. I was frustrated because I had difficulties making the config file works and was mumbling "goddamitthingofhelltheresalwasysomething" and that colleague jumps at me "ah ! you are frustrated because you are using vim and can't paste the buffer (or saving the file or something)."

/rant

Re: Show HN: Frogmouth – A Markdown browser for the terminal

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Post by dr_kiszonka »

StarlaAtNight wrote: post #7
jtmlis wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Speed, consistency, customization.

I get all three of those w/ my VS Code setup...could you explain in more detail?

I use VSCode daily. In my experience, 1) nearly every day VSCode wants me to update some extension, which I find annoying, 2) there is a teeny typing lag in VSCode when compared to my terminal. It is nothing you would typically notice and doesn't bother me, but typing in my terminal feels instantaneous, which makes it very pleasant.
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