greyandgreen

Agreed. I use vi and nano (light scripting) and nothing else. There are so many cool things that vi can do, but most here know this. I don't want my hand held when I'm writing lines of code. I cut my teeth under an old grey beard sysadmin/programmer over 2 decades ago, so I appreciate learning the hard way. This method is not for everyone, and I can appreciate some people liking Git being built in or autocomplete, etc., but it's not for me. I do like syntax highlighting and line numbers, but not much else. I like being a little slower, more deliberate, and debugging my own code. Honestly, even when I'm coding, I'm rarely writing more than 20-30 lines of code a day anyway. There are so many other things I need to focus on like documentation, etc., that having an editor that holds my hand actually slows me down.

I use the software I do for many reasons. One of these reasons is that I dislike Microsoft and their business practices. I don't want to deal with them on any level, and for RPi to assume this low barrier to entry is welcome assumes many things they shouldn't assume. MS bought GitHub, which is bad enough. Their telemetry is reason enough to avoid them. America needs a version of the GDPR stat.

There's a difference between it being "available" and including it as a default repository in sources.list.d. Available means it's a choice. Not everyone wants MS software on their computers. I don't. This means that your systems checks in with MS every time an update is run. If others follow suit out of a "Me, too!" obligation, I may lean to NetBSD or OpenBSD on my Pis. I severely dislike MS's telemetry and how they have their hooks in everything. My software should never phone home unless I want it to do so.

Which is unwelcome because Raspberry Pi included a repo for a Microsoft product without informing users prior. It pings MS every time an update occurs. It's one thing for it to be available, but another entirely for RPi to assume users want anything to do with MS. If I wanted to program using VSC, I would download it based on my need for it. I have no need for it since I don't live in a MS world.

https://www.pcmag.com/news/users-upset-as-raspberry-pi-os-no...

https://betanews.com/2021/02/08/linux-based-raspberry-pi-os-...

To disable it using the terminal:

cd /etc/apt/sources.list.d

ls to look for "vscode.list"

Enter sudo nano vscode.list

Comment out last line with the MS URL

I don't want to disable it, I want it to go away and never return, but sadly, RPi think they know better than their users and it will show up again if deleted. I may look for another Pi distro because this is beyond the pale. Addind repos is a personal thing beyond the basic repos needed to run to OS and default software/updates. I'm also not a fan of MS owning GitHub.

WM is a highly configurable window manager that just stays out of your way. Light, efficient, and fast.

https://www.windowmaker.org/

I know a guy who long ago gave up MacBooks for Chromebooks for development. He programs the systems that keep HVAC/large refrigeration systems running. He buys a new machine every year and his company pays for it. Cheap. His last Chromebook had 8 GB RAM and his current one 16. For all intents and purposes, it's faster than any Mac or PC that you would use for programming and the horsepower needed is on a remote server. He can never lose any code or other project notes, photos, since they, too, live in the cloud. Not for everyone, obviously.

Interesting. We appreciate the same things, but in different environments. I desperately want to move to the forested mountains of the PNW for the lack of sun and heat, but my partner is opposed. Allergies are a thing for me, too, and Texas is horrible for me along with the 9 months of pregnant humidity (pun intended) that often reaches close to 100%.

When we honeymooned to Washington state a number of years ago, I felt like I had come home and it was my first time visiting the area. The forests and mountains are fantastic.

Agreed. Most DEs are well designed and work well enough. I just don't like busy UIs. I am now on Gnome on Pop!_OS because the latest Gnome, at least on Pop, seems to stay out of my way. On Fedora or other, there are so many errors that constantly present themselves. Window Maker is what I used for years until I discovered Pop. I may yet install WM on top of Pop.

Agreed. Pop is the distro to beat for daily use for me at least. I've been using Linux as a daily driver since 1998 and until Pop, the only thing I felt comfortable with was Window Maker.

While I don't experience synesthesia, colors and places resonate emotion, both good and bad, to the point where I don't go certain places. I cannot stand being in large conurbations or in heavy traffic. It's emotionally draining. Moreover, I cannot deal with hot, sunny days. I find them somewhat disturbing, and always get excited when there is overcast and/or rain for days on end. Trying to get my partner to see the benefits of the PNW over Texas is not working very well.

Editing to say that people who prefer overcast/rain are pluviophiles. Nothing better to me than a misty day. I find this delightful to relax or nap with:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gCiCxLkXOk