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Re:Google Antigravity, a New Era in AI-Assisted Software Dev... by Maxatar on Tuesday November 18, 2025 @02:43PM (#45971037)
And VSCode is based on Chromium (a fact you won't find on VS Code's website other than related to updates).
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Re:Google Antigravity, a New Era in AI-Assisted Software Dev... by sedatk on Tuesday November 18, 2025 @02:49PM (#45971114)
VSCode isn't a Chromium fork, it's an Electron app. Utilizing something is different than making a derivative of it. For example, an empty "Hello World" Electron app wouldn't have any value for an app developer, but creating a web browser derived from Chromium means you've already finished 99.9% of the work.
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Re:Google Antigravity, a New Era in AI-Assisted Software Dev... by verst on Tuesday November 18, 2025 @02:51PM (#45971139)
It uses Electron which itself uses the Chromium rendering engine.
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Re:Google Antigravity, a New Era in AI-Assisted Software Dev... by bangaladore on Tuesday November 18, 2025 @02:53PM (#45971155)
That's like saying news.ycombinator.com is based on Chromium.

VSCode runs on chromium, like any website you visit when using a Chromium browser.

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Re:Google Antigravity, a New Era in AI-Assisted Software Dev... by bangaladore on Tuesday November 18, 2025 @04:39PM (#45972533)
To the downvoter:

VSCode -> Electron (essentially purpose specific web browser) -> Chromium

news.ycombinator.com -> General Purpose Web Browser -> Chromium

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Re:Google Antigravity, a New Era in AI-Assisted Software Dev... by Kwpolska on Wednesday November 19, 2025 @05:29AM (#45977923)
Ever heard of Firefox or Safari? I can open HN in any browser I want, but I can't change the browser used by the VSCode desktop app.
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Re:Google Antigravity, a New Era in AI-Assisted Software Dev... by bangaladore on Wednesday November 19, 2025 @12:43PM (#45982404)
That's due to Electron, not Chromium.

Which is exactly why VSCode has a near parity version that runs on the web, under any browser engine.

Saying VSCode is based on Chromium doesn't make any sense.

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Re:Google Antigravity, a New Era in AI-Assisted Software Dev... by brazukadev on Wednesday November 19, 2025 @05:38AM (#45977980)
That's quite the unsmart comparison.
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