Re:I’m switching from VS Code to VS Codium
by vehemenz on Sunday June 12, 2022 @11:01AM
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This is something I wonder about all the time. I think there a number of reasons:
1. Ideological - probably can't reason with these people
2. Preference for small tools vs. one monolithic tool - less efficient, but I can understand it
3. Ignorance - Many younger/inexperienced developers never learned an IDE, and genuinely do not understand what they are missing
4. Cost - not a concern for most of us, but for minors, students, or developers in India, China, and other developing countries, this is a huge reason that drives ubiquity of VSCode
5. Reduced friction/ubiquity - See 4. Basically, people are already used to it when they get a well-paying job and in theory could use JetBrains IDEs
6. Performance - See 4 again. Not really an issue unless you're on old hardware (especially given that VSCode performs poorly, can't handle large files, etc.)
In conclusion, I think there are some legitimate reasons, but your larger point still stands.
1. Ideological - probably can't reason with these people
2. Preference for small tools vs. one monolithic tool - less efficient, but I can understand it
3. Ignorance - Many younger/inexperienced developers never learned an IDE, and genuinely do not understand what they are missing
4. Cost - not a concern for most of us, but for minors, students, or developers in India, China, and other developing countries, this is a huge reason that drives ubiquity of VSCode
5. Reduced friction/ubiquity - See 4. Basically, people are already used to it when they get a well-paying job and in theory could use JetBrains IDEs
6. Performance - See 4 again. Not really an issue unless you're on old hardware (especially given that VSCode performs poorly, can't handle large files, etc.)
In conclusion, I think there are some legitimate reasons, but your larger point still stands.