Re:VS Code uses 13% CPU when idle due to blinking cursor ren...
by wongarsu on Thursday March 23, 2017 @12:35PM
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>No more installing software on the desktop
At least VS Code has to be installed. It is a plus for Google Docs & Co, but not universal. And in most cases, instead of installing you now have to create an account.
>Docs are available on every computer we log into. Multiple people can edit the same document.
Those features are completely independent from the platform the application uses. Those features are commonly implemented in web apps because for a long time they had no other choice, but cloud storage and collaborative editing can be equally well implemented in a destop application.
At least VS Code has to be installed. It is a plus for Google Docs & Co, but not universal. And in most cases, instead of installing you now have to create an account.
>Docs are available on every computer we log into. Multiple people can edit the same document.
Those features are completely independent from the platform the application uses. Those features are commonly implemented in web apps because for a long time they had no other choice, but cloud storage and collaborative editing can be equally well implemented in a destop application.