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0 pointsfindjashua10y ago0 comments

Visual Studio Code:

1. is a much more complex application

2. has no perceptible performance issues

3. is also built on Electron

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betenoire10y ago· 2 in thread

"and [the] app is a webpage inside of electron"

That seems to be the main gripe. Is that true for VSC too (I've never used it)?

skrebbel10y ago

yes.

if you're curious, download it and open devtools, it's in one of the menus. you get the usual Chrome devtools and you can edit the entire editor.

wlesieutre10y ago

I give VS Code a pass on some of my UI gripes, since it's a text editor and I don't expect it to have much UI beyond a box that the text goes it. The "settings is a text file" setup works fine here.

See my reply to benologist for some reasons that I don't love the HipChat app compared to native group chat alternatives.

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