I get that it’s open source provided you use codium not code but I still find that interesting

  • haruki@programming.dev
    5·
    2 years ago

    I hate Google but they gave us Go, Kubernetes. I hate Amazon but they gave us AWS. I plainly hate those companies, but adore the brilliant engineers that work there.

    • Captain Beyond@linkage.ds8.zone
      2·
      2 years ago

      Google is also one of the most prolific contributors to Linux, and was the #3 corporate contributor in 2022. If you’re avoiding everything Google had a hand in you literally can’t use any GNU/Linux.

      • Wilzax@lemmy.world
        1·
        2 years ago

        It’s almost as though the beauty of open source is that it doesn’t matter who contributes, we all benefit from the result because we can all check each other’s work and all use what we want

  • smileyhead@discuss.tchncs.de
    2·
    2 years ago

    VSCode is the only Electron program I know of that does not feel like using McDonald’s kiosk on virtual machine over remote desktop.

  • ???@lemmy.world
    1·
    2 years ago

    Because the hate is based on their shitty OS. They did a fairly good job with VSCode. Our hate isn’t blind.

    • nottheengineer@feddit.de
      0·
      2 years ago

      VScode is the epitome of the EEE strategy. The core product is open-source, but it’s filled to the brim with tracking and the official extensions have DRM. Yes, there’s DRM on your python LSP.

      Anyone who gives a shit should look for alternatives right away. The problem is just that there aren’t any that are as easy to set up.

  • OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml
    1·
    2 years ago

    VSCode isn’t even that good, idk why people are obsessed with it.

    For anything compiled, Jetbrains beats it 100:1, and for anything interpreted it’s a couple tiers better than Kate.

    Personally, I won’t be losing sleep if I have to stop using VSCode.

  • JackbyDev@programming.devEnglish
    0·
    2 years ago

    Your daily reminder that VSCode is shit not because of telemetry (take your time foil hat off for one second and hear me out and I say that jokingly with love) but because the extension marketplace is not allowed to be accessed by third party tools (INCLUDING CODIUM) and even then many of the extensions are proprietary, closed source. You’re not even allowed to distribute compiled VSIX files. It’s disgusting. Reading about the troubles gitpod faced that led to the (now) Eclipse Marketplace (idk the name, but it’s for VS Code plugins, don’t be tricked, it’s just owned by Eclipse foundation) is disheartening.

    • flashgnash@lemm.eeOP
      0·
      2 years ago

      Oh shit really? I knew their debugger was locked down didn’t know extensions were

      Codium seems to have all the same extensions though, has someone else just setup their own marketplace?

  • tentaclius@lemm.ee
    0·
    2 years ago

    I use NeoVim, but I don’t hate Microsoft (they contribute a lot to Linux kernel). What is wrong with me?

    • IrritableOcelot@beehaw.org
      2·
      1 year ago

      For anyone who likes neovim but wants a little extra UI, I’ve been liking LunarVim recently. Unfortunately their install process is not trivial, but worth it IMO. I still use NeoVim for quick editing of files due to the slightly longer boot time of LV, but for extended writing its nice.

      • tentaclius@lemm.ee
        1·
        1 year ago

        Been using NeoVide for a while for that matter. It’s mostly ok. I’ll definitely give LV a try, thanks for the suggestion

  • StarkillerX42@lemmy.ml
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    2 years ago

    VSCode is an open source IDE. Its biggest rival is the JetBrains suite. When the alternatives are proprietary, VSCode is a win.